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   inflict

   /ɪnˈflɪkt/

   verb

   • 1. cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something: "they inflicted serious injuries on three other men" Similar administer todeal out tomete out toserve out todeliver toapply tolayimposeexactwreakcause togive to
   • ▪ impose something unwelcome on: "she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else" Similar imposeforcepressthrustfoistsaddle someone withland someone withlumber someone withburden someone with

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘afflict, trouble’): from Latin inflict- ‘struck against’, from the verb infligere, from in- ‘into’ + fligere ‘to strike’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inflictable adjective
   • 2. inflicter noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • N

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   • F

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   • L

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   • I

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   • C

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