INFLICTION
\ɪnflˈɪkʃən], \ɪnflˈɪkʃən], \ɪ_n_f_l_ˈɪ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of INFLICTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
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an act causing pain or damage
By Princeton University
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something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
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an act causing pain or damage
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
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That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc.
By Oddity Software
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The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
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That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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