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Added 9 October 2026

inflict

/ɪnˈflɪkt/ verb

In Latin: infligo Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about inflict at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Impose something unpleasant.
The principal visited his rage on the students

Origin

From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).

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