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(ĭn-flĭk'shən) pronunciation
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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noun

    An excessive, unwelcome burden: imposition, intrusion. See like/dislike, willing/unwilling.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
  Synonym: imposition

Meaning #2: an act causing pain or damage

Meaning #3: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
  Synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

 
 
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