inflict

tr.v., -flict·ed, -flict·ing, -flicts.

1. To deal or mete out (something punishing or burdensome); impose: inflicted heavy losses on the enemy; a storm that inflicted widespread damage.
2. To afflict.

[Latin īnflīgere, īnflīct- : in-, on; see in–² + flīgere, to strike.]

inflicter in·flict'er or in·flic'tor n.
inflictive in·flic'tive adj.

verb

1. To cause to undergo or bear (something unwelcome or damaging, for example): impose, play, visit, wreak. See give/take/reciprocity, over/under, willing/unwilling.
2. To force (another) to accept a burden: foist, impose, saddle. Informal stick. See give/take/reciprocity, over/under, willing/unwilling.

IN BRIEF: To cause something unpleasant to be endured.

Once admit that we have the right to inflict unnecessary suffering and you destroy the very basis of human society. — John Galsworthy (1867-1933), English novelist, dramatist.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: impose something unpleasant
  Synonyms: bring down, visit, impose

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tildele, tilføje, påføre, bibringe

Nederlands (Dutch)
toebrengen, teisteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - infliger, causer, blesser (qn)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zufügen, beibringen, versetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτυπώ, πλήττω, επιβάλλω, προσμετρώ (ποινή κ.λπ.), μαστίζω

Italiano (Italian)
infliggere, imporre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - infligir, impor

Русский (Russian)
налагать, навязывать, причинять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - infligir, causar, dar, asestar, imponer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ålägga, pålägga, vålla, tilldela, påtvinga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
施以, 科以, 加害

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 施以, 科以, 加害

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (구타, 상처를) 입히다, (벌을) 과하다, 괴롭히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 加える, 負わせる, 課する, 与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوجه, يسدد ضربه, يبتلي, يصيب ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גרם (סבל), העניש, הנחית מכה‬

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