inflict

[US]/ɪnˈflɪkt/
[UK]/ɪnˈflɪkt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. impose something unwelcome or harmful on, cause someone to suffer or bear.

Phrases & Collocations

inflict harm

inflict pain

inflict damage

inflict on

inflict punishment

Example Sentences

Don't inflict your ideas on me.

inflicted heavy losses on the enemy; a storm that inflicted widespread damage.

it's fine as long as no one is inflicting harm on anyone else.

she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else.

died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Never inflict useless pain on dumb animals.

The hurricane inflicted severe damage on the island.

they inflicted serious injuries on three other men.

the Prime Minister was reeling from a savaging inflicted in the Commons.

Mary inflicted her children on her mother for the weekend.

He inflicted a heavy blow on the back of her head.

I am sorry to have to inflict my company upon you.

Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her.

He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.

his injuries were inflicted by the frolics of a young filly.

British workers had been gulled into inflicting poverty and deprivation upon themselves.

Tranmere Rovers went nap to inflict a heavy 5–1 defeat on West Ham.

I won't inflict myself on you today. I can see you are too busy to listen to my complaints.

They claimed that he had inflicted bad fortune on them through evil magic.

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