Definition of inflict in English:

inflict

verb ɪnˈflɪktɪnˈflɪkt

[with object]

1Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
使遭受（不快，痛苦）
they inflicted serious injuries on three other men
他们使其他三人严重受伤。
Example sentencesExamples
- And this time, the defeat of a civilisation will have been inflicted by its own side.
- On any view you inflicted the fatal wounds with a knife and caused the victim's death.
- It inflicts a painful sting that is sometimes deadly to humans, as well as to young, unprotected livestock and wildlife.
- But remember, the hand that inflicts the wound also holds the cure.
- I grabbed the gaffing hook and managed to inflict a minor flesh wound in his calf before we called it quits.
- The defendant was found to have a stainless steel multi-tool with a knife blade on it which he had used to inflict the wounds.
- She cut him on his side, inflicting wounds up to seven inches long.
- My colleagues and I are living in a city recovering from the wounds inflicted last week.
- The police say his wounds look as though they were inflicted by a knife.
- A single large rocket inflicts damage equivalent to that of a large mortar shell.
- Its whip-like tail can drive a tail spine into an intruder and inflict a painful wound.
- A blow of mild to moderate force with a knife could have inflicted such a wound.
- His strike hit home, knocking a few of the armoured scales loose and inflicting a minor wound.
- On this day in 1940 Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City from wounds inflicted by an assassin.
- Foxhunting may be cruel, but it inflicts less pain on ‘sensible beings’ than fishing which, as a popular sport, is never going to be banned.
- But when one actively inflicts pain, on oneself or on others, there is excitement and jubilation in the spectacle of the pain.
- Wounds were inflicted by puncturing the plant material three times with a hypodermic needle.
- In the first place, stiffer sentences need to be imposed on any person who stabs or inflicts bodily harm on another person.
- Both the Greater Weever and the Lesser Weever are capable of inflicting a sharp and painful sting from the spiny rays of the first dorsal fin.
- He saw that the deceased had received stab wounds inflicted by the other man.
Synonyms
administer to, deal out to, mete out to, serve out to, deliver to, apply to
lay, impose, exact, wreak
cause to, give to
1. 1.1inflict something on Impose something unwelcome on.
  将（不受欢迎的事物）强加于
  she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else
  她不该将自己的看法强加给所有人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In 1783 and 1784, Tipu inflicts a series of crushing defeats on the armies of the East India Company.
  That luck will have to hold, as City inflicted one of the biggest defeats of the season on us earlier in the season.
  Their recklessness inflicts distress and suffering upon other people, to say nothing of the expense to which the ratepayers are put on keeping the sanatorium in full swing month after month.
  In addition to inflicting grave injustices on property owners, takings that transfer property to powerful private interests are not needed to rescue distressed urban areas.
  Party activists and trade unionists were going to inflict a string of defeats on the leadership on key policy areas.
  We were a fine guerilla force, inflicting a series of defeats on the party establishments.
  We've tried everything to help him deal with his issues, to get him to talk and to make him realize that the way he inflicts his rage on those around him is totally unacceptable.
  At one level, this is certainly the case: the loss of a top operative inevitably inflicts some damage on the operational capabilities of an organisation.
  The latter returned fire, inflicting some casualties on the guerrillas.
  But globalisation inflicts insecurities on many whose cultures are put on the defensive and whose civilisations, after ages of little change, are compelled to adapt to outside influences.
  Synonyms
  impose, force, press, thrust, foist
  saddle someone with, land someone with, lumber someone with, burden someone with

Derivatives

inflictable

adjective

The function calculates their distance from the center of the explosion and based on this and the maximum damage inflictable by the weapon, updates the health of the object.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, some of them aren't exactly inflictable.

inflicter

noun

The more polite inflictor of this mildly embarrassing situation will usually hastily strafe away in a breakneck fashion.
Example sentencesExamples
- The speech itself was not the inflicter of the excruciating pain.
- Falling to the ground, the injured boy grabbed his face and swore at the inflicter of the pain.
- Well, my pain inflicter was a man, but he wasn't blind.
- In the case of Peter, the extreme nature of the fundamentalism in which he has grown up is represented in his personality as an inflictor of self-punishment, an instiller of critical voices, and rigidity of discipline.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'afflict, trouble'): from Latin inflict- 'struck against', from the verb infligere, from in- 'into' + fligere 'to strike'.

afflict from Late Middle English:
The early senses of afflict were ‘deject’ and ‘humiliate’; the word comes from Latin afflictare ‘knock about, harass’. Inflict (mid 16th century) originally had the same meaning and comes from Latin infligere ‘to strike against’.

Rhymes

addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, contradict, convict, delict, depict, evict, hand-picked, interdict, Pict, predict, reconvict, strict

Definition of inflict in US English:

inflict

verbɪnˈflɪktinˈflikt

[with object]

1Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.
使遭受（不快，痛苦）
they inflicted serious injuries on three other men
他们使其他三人严重受伤。
Example sentencesExamples
- My colleagues and I are living in a city recovering from the wounds inflicted last week.
- Both the Greater Weever and the Lesser Weever are capable of inflicting a sharp and painful sting from the spiny rays of the first dorsal fin.
- But when one actively inflicts pain, on oneself or on others, there is excitement and jubilation in the spectacle of the pain.
- A blow of mild to moderate force with a knife could have inflicted such a wound.
- She cut him on his side, inflicting wounds up to seven inches long.
- On any view you inflicted the fatal wounds with a knife and caused the victim's death.
- A single large rocket inflicts damage equivalent to that of a large mortar shell.
- Foxhunting may be cruel, but it inflicts less pain on ‘sensible beings’ than fishing which, as a popular sport, is never going to be banned.
- His strike hit home, knocking a few of the armoured scales loose and inflicting a minor wound.
- He saw that the deceased had received stab wounds inflicted by the other man.
- In the first place, stiffer sentences need to be imposed on any person who stabs or inflicts bodily harm on another person.
- Its whip-like tail can drive a tail spine into an intruder and inflict a painful wound.
- It inflicts a painful sting that is sometimes deadly to humans, as well as to young, unprotected livestock and wildlife.
- The police say his wounds look as though they were inflicted by a knife.
- Wounds were inflicted by puncturing the plant material three times with a hypodermic needle.
- On this day in 1940 Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City from wounds inflicted by an assassin.
- I grabbed the gaffing hook and managed to inflict a minor flesh wound in his calf before we called it quits.
- The defendant was found to have a stainless steel multi-tool with a knife blade on it which he had used to inflict the wounds.
- And this time, the defeat of a civilisation will have been inflicted by its own side.
- But remember, the hand that inflicts the wound also holds the cure.
Synonyms
administer to, deal out to, mete out to, serve out to, deliver to, apply to
1. 1.1inflict something on Impose something unwelcome on.
  将（不受欢迎的事物）强加于
  she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else
  她不该将自己的看法强加给所有人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That luck will have to hold, as City inflicted one of the biggest defeats of the season on us earlier in the season.
  But globalisation inflicts insecurities on many whose cultures are put on the defensive and whose civilisations, after ages of little change, are compelled to adapt to outside influences.
  Their recklessness inflicts distress and suffering upon other people, to say nothing of the expense to which the ratepayers are put on keeping the sanatorium in full swing month after month.
  We've tried everything to help him deal with his issues, to get him to talk and to make him realize that the way he inflicts his rage on those around him is totally unacceptable.
  The latter returned fire, inflicting some casualties on the guerrillas.
  In 1783 and 1784, Tipu inflicts a series of crushing defeats on the armies of the East India Company.
  In addition to inflicting grave injustices on property owners, takings that transfer property to powerful private interests are not needed to rescue distressed urban areas.
  At one level, this is certainly the case: the loss of a top operative inevitably inflicts some damage on the operational capabilities of an organisation.
  Party activists and trade unionists were going to inflict a string of defeats on the leadership on key policy areas.
  We were a fine guerilla force, inflicting a series of defeats on the party establishments.
  Synonyms
  impose, force, press, thrust, foist

Origin

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

词汇	inflict
释义	Definition of inflict in English: inflict verb ɪnˈflɪktɪnˈflɪkt [with object] 1Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something. 使遭受（不快，痛苦） they inflicted serious injuries on three other men 他们使其他三人严重受伤。 Example sentencesExamples And this time, the defeat of a civilisation will have been inflicted by its own side. On any view you inflicted the fatal wounds with a knife and caused the victim's death. It inflicts a painful sting that is sometimes deadly to humans, as well as to young, unprotected livestock and wildlife. But remember, the hand that inflicts the wound also holds the cure. I grabbed the gaffing hook and managed to inflict a minor flesh wound in his calf before we called it quits. The defendant was found to have a stainless steel multi-tool with a knife blade on it which he had used to inflict the wounds. She cut him on his side, inflicting wounds up to seven inches long. My colleagues and I are living in a city recovering from the wounds inflicted last week. The police say his wounds look as though they were inflicted by a knife. A single large rocket inflicts damage equivalent to that of a large mortar shell. Its whip-like tail can drive a tail spine into an intruder and inflict a painful wound. A blow of mild to moderate force with a knife could have inflicted such a wound. His strike hit home, knocking a few of the armoured scales loose and inflicting a minor wound. On this day in 1940 Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City from wounds inflicted by an assassin. Foxhunting may be cruel, but it inflicts less pain on ‘sensible beings’ than fishing which, as a popular sport, is never going to be banned. But when one actively inflicts pain, on oneself or on others, there is excitement and jubilation in the spectacle of the pain. Wounds were inflicted by puncturing the plant material three times with a hypodermic needle. In the first place, stiffer sentences need to be imposed on any person who stabs or inflicts bodily harm on another person. Both the Greater Weever and the Lesser Weever are capable of inflicting a sharp and painful sting from the spiny rays of the first dorsal fin. He saw that the deceased had received stab wounds inflicted by the other man. Synonyms administer to, deal out to, mete out to, serve out to, deliver to, apply to lay, impose, exact, wreak cause to, give to 1.1inflict something on Impose something unwelcome on. 将（不受欢迎的事物）强加于 she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else 她不该将自己的看法强加给所有人。 Example sentencesExamples In 1783 and 1784, Tipu inflicts a series of crushing defeats on the armies of the East India Company. That luck will have to hold, as City inflicted one of the biggest defeats of the season on us earlier in the season. Their recklessness inflicts distress and suffering upon other people, to say nothing of the expense to which the ratepayers are put on keeping the sanatorium in full swing month after month. In addition to inflicting grave injustices on property owners, takings that transfer property to powerful private interests are not needed to rescue distressed urban areas. Party activists and trade unionists were going to inflict a string of defeats on the leadership on key policy areas. We were a fine guerilla force, inflicting a series of defeats on the party establishments. We've tried everything to help him deal with his issues, to get him to talk and to make him realize that the way he inflicts his rage on those around him is totally unacceptable. At one level, this is certainly the case: the loss of a top operative inevitably inflicts some damage on the operational capabilities of an organisation. The latter returned fire, inflicting some casualties on the guerrillas. But globalisation inflicts insecurities on many whose cultures are put on the defensive and whose civilisations, after ages of little change, are compelled to adapt to outside influences. Synonyms impose, force, press, thrust, foist saddle someone with, land someone with, lumber someone with, burden someone with Derivatives inflictable adjective The function calculates their distance from the center of the explosion and based on this and the maximum damage inflictable by the weapon, updates the health of the object. Example sentencesExamples However, some of them aren't exactly inflictable. inflicter noun The more polite inflictor of this mildly embarrassing situation will usually hastily strafe away in a breakneck fashion. Example sentencesExamples The speech itself was not the inflicter of the excruciating pain. Falling to the ground, the injured boy grabbed his face and swore at the inflicter of the pain. Well, my pain inflicter was a man, but he wasn't blind. In the case of Peter, the extreme nature of the fundamentalism in which he has grown up is represented in his personality as an inflictor of self-punishment, an instiller of critical voices, and rigidity of discipline. Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'afflict, trouble'): from Latin inflict- 'struck against', from the verb infligere, from in- 'into' + fligere 'to strike'. afflict from Late Middle English: The early senses of afflict were ‘deject’ and ‘humiliate’; the word comes from Latin afflictare ‘knock about, harass’. Inflict (mid 16th century) originally had the same meaning and comes from Latin infligere ‘to strike against’. Rhymes addict, afflict, conflict, constrict, contradict, convict, delict, depict, evict, hand-picked, interdict, Pict, predict, reconvict, strict Definition of inflict in US English: inflict verbɪnˈflɪktinˈflikt [with object] 1Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something. 使遭受（不快，痛苦） they inflicted serious injuries on three other men 他们使其他三人严重受伤。 Example sentencesExamples My colleagues and I are living in a city recovering from the wounds inflicted last week. Both the Greater Weever and the Lesser Weever are capable of inflicting a sharp and painful sting from the spiny rays of the first dorsal fin. But when one actively inflicts pain, on oneself or on others, there is excitement and jubilation in the spectacle of the pain. A blow of mild to moderate force with a knife could have inflicted such a wound. She cut him on his side, inflicting wounds up to seven inches long. On any view you inflicted the fatal wounds with a knife and caused the victim's death. A single large rocket inflicts damage equivalent to that of a large mortar shell. Foxhunting may be cruel, but it inflicts less pain on ‘sensible beings’ than fishing which, as a popular sport, is never going to be banned. His strike hit home, knocking a few of the armoured scales loose and inflicting a minor wound. He saw that the deceased had received stab wounds inflicted by the other man. In the first place, stiffer sentences need to be imposed on any person who stabs or inflicts bodily harm on another person. Its whip-like tail can drive a tail spine into an intruder and inflict a painful wound. It inflicts a painful sting that is sometimes deadly to humans, as well as to young, unprotected livestock and wildlife. The police say his wounds look as though they were inflicted by a knife. Wounds were inflicted by puncturing the plant material three times with a hypodermic needle. On this day in 1940 Leon Trotsky died in Mexico City from wounds inflicted by an assassin. I grabbed the gaffing hook and managed to inflict a minor flesh wound in his calf before we called it quits. The defendant was found to have a stainless steel multi-tool with a knife blade on it which he had used to inflict the wounds. And this time, the defeat of a civilisation will have been inflicted by its own side. But remember, the hand that inflicts the wound also holds the cure. Synonyms administer to, deal out to, mete out to, serve out to, deliver to, apply to 1.1inflict something on Impose something unwelcome on. 将（不受欢迎的事物）强加于 she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else 她不该将自己的看法强加给所有人。 Example sentencesExamples That luck will have to hold, as City inflicted one of the biggest defeats of the season on us earlier in the season. But globalisation inflicts insecurities on many whose cultures are put on the defensive and whose civilisations, after ages of little change, are compelled to adapt to outside influences. Their recklessness inflicts distress and suffering upon other people, to say nothing of the expense to which the ratepayers are put on keeping the sanatorium in full swing month after month. We've tried everything to help him deal with his issues, to get him to talk and to make him realize that the way he inflicts his rage on those around him is totally unacceptable. The latter returned fire, inflicting some casualties on the guerrillas. In 1783 and 1784, Tipu inflicts a series of crushing defeats on the armies of the East India Company. In addition to inflicting grave injustices on property owners, takings that transfer property to powerful private interests are not needed to rescue distressed urban areas. At one level, this is certainly the case: the loss of a top operative inevitably inflicts some damage on the operational capabilities of an organisation. Party activists and trade unionists were going to inflict a string of defeats on the leadership on key policy areas. We were a fine guerilla force, inflicting a series of defeats on the party establishments. Synonyms impose, force, press, thrust, foist Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘afflict, trouble’): from Latin inflict- ‘struck against’, from the verb infligere, from in- ‘into’ + fligere ‘to strike’.
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