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Definition of Infliction
1. Noun. The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo).
Exact synonyms: Imposition
Generic synonyms: Enforcement
Specialized synonyms: Protection, Trade Protection, Regimentation, Reimposition, Taxation
Category relationships: Revenue Enhancement, Tax, Taxation
Derivative terms: Impose, Impose
Generic synonyms: Enforcement
Specialized synonyms: Protection, Trade Protection, Regimentation, Reimposition, Taxation
Category relationships: Revenue Enhancement, Tax, Taxation
Derivative terms: Impose, Impose
2. Noun. An act causing pain or damage.
3. Noun. Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. "He's not a friend, he's an infliction"
Exact synonyms: Annoyance, Bother, Botheration, Pain, Pain In The Ass, Pain In The Neck
Generic synonyms: Negative Stimulus
Specialized synonyms: Nuisance, Irritant, Thorn, Plague
Derivative terms: Bother, Bother, Bother, Bother, Pain
Generic synonyms: Negative Stimulus
Specialized synonyms: Nuisance, Irritant, Thorn, Plague
Derivative terms: Bother, Bother, Bother, Bother, Pain
Definition of Infliction
1. n. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
Definition of Infliction
1. Noun. The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Infliction
1. [n -S]