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inflicted
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb inflict has 1 sense
  1. inflict, bring down, visit, impose - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
    --1 is one way to communicate, intercommunicate
    Derived form: noun infliction2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something on somebody

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inflicted

Part of Speech:

inflicted (verb)

Sense 1:

to cause or impose something unpleasant or harmful on someone

Example sentences:

  • He inflicted a severe punishment on the wrongdoer.
  • The villain inflicted pain on his victims.

Related products: Punishment, Pain Relief

Sense 2:

to bring about or create something negative

Example sentences:

  • The war inflicted great suffering on the civilian population.
  • The economic crisis inflicted hardships on many families.

Related products: Suffering, Economic Crisis

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