infliction

Meaning

The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.

Synonyms

imposition

bother

botheration

pain in the ass

punishment

pain in the neck

annoyance

pain

penalty

visitation

maltreatment

nemesis

nuisance

ordeal

affliction

persecution

plague

positioning

prescription

requital

retribution

scourge

sentence

suffering

torment

trial

tribulation

whammy

crown of thorns

grief

penalisation

causing

chastening

curse

discipline

enforcement

hardship

ill-treatment

inducement

induction

Translations

imposición

imposizione

ceza

noia

irrogazione

eziyet

imposition

emmerdeur

disturbo

fastidio

inflizione

seccatura

imposició

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Zufügung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈflɪkʃən/

Etymology

Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.