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to inflict
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to cause or impose something unpleasant, harmful, or unwelcome upon someone or something
Transitive: to inflict something unpleasant on sb
inflict
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infliction
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infliction
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Example
The hurricane inflicted significant damage on the coastal town.
The disease inflicted a great deal of suffering on the affected population.
The criminal's goal was to inflict fear on the community through acts of violence.
The bully sought to inflict emotional pain on his classmates through taunts and insults.
The war inflicted lasting trauma on the survivors.
