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infliction

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in⋅flic⋅tion

  [in-flik-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of inflicting.
2. something inflicted, as punishment or suffering.
Origin:
1525–35; < LL inflīctiōn- (s. of inflīctiō). See inflict, -ion
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in·flic·tion   (ĭn-flĭk'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.

  2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted.

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