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INFLICTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act causing pain or damage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infliction" is a kind of...):
actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)
Derivation:
inflict (impose something unpleasant)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
Synonyms:
imposition; infliction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("infliction" is a kind of...):
enforcement (the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to)
Domain category:
revenue enhancement; tax; taxation (charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infliction"):
protection; trade protection (the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition)
regimentation (the imposition of order or discipline)
reimposition (imposition again)
taxation (the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Example:
he's not a friend, he's an infliction
Synonyms:
annoyance; bother; botheration; infliction; pain; pain in the ass; pain in the neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("infliction" is a kind of...):
negative stimulus (a stimulus with undesirable consequences)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infliction"):
nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)
irritant; thorn (something that causes irritation and annoyance)
plague (an annoyance)
