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noun
The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an act causing pain or damage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
noun
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: imposition
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enforcement
Narrower terms: protection, trade protection, regimentation, reimposition, taxation
noun
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: negative stimulus
Narrower terms: nuisance, irritant, thorn, plague
History
From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
