inflict

Meaning

To thrust upon; to impose.

Synonyms

impose

cause

wreak

pose

result in

give rise to

provoke

add

afflict

bring down

cause to take place

deal

deliver

enforce

force

get

hold

increase

levy

necessitate

organize

stage

torture

trouble

visit

fix

tax

gall

thrust

assert

hassle

act as agent

assail

impose upon

include

act as go-between

induce

infest

introduce

knead

vex

mandate

mete

mete out

molest

move

nag

eat on

niggle

oblige

weigh

persuade

apply

procure

provide

append

punish

purvey

put

put on

require

ail

set

settle

bother

smite

bring round

beset

affect

coerce

compel

constrain

sum up

decide

supply

determine

discommode

do

talk round

fine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈflɪkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctus, past participle of īnflīgō, from in- + flīgō (“strike”).