inflict

Meaning of inflict

verb
  1. cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
    they inflicted serious injuries on three other men

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘afflict, trouble’): from Latin inflict- ‘struck against’, from the verb infligere, from in- ‘into’ + fligere ‘to strike’.

Information about inflict

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of inflict is: inflicts.
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Hyphenation of inflict

in-flict

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • inflict is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

inflict synonyms

Meaning bring down:

visit, impose

Meaning put (something) down gently or carefully:

lay

Meaning inflict (revenge) on someone:

exact

Meaning cause (a large amount of damage or harm):

wreak

Translation of inflict

Words that rhyme with inflict

delict, derelict, nonderelict, relict, afflict, conflict, overafflict, preafflict, preconflict, preinflict, reafflict, reinflict, SimpliCT

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