to inflict

Examples

• All

• There's no end to the misery we will inflict on one another.

  Triggernometry

• I could never inflict that pain on them twice.

  Anything Goes With James English

• So I yes, I did inflict upon myself.

• No, like I would never inflict that on someone else.

  Two Hot Takes

• We're not gonna inflict our problems on an innocent child.

  Rich Kids (1979)

• It's supposed to inflict hard treatment on wrongdoers.

• The evil that's being inflicted is significant.

• That's a lot of pain to inflict on others for your own enrichment.

  Saw X (2023)

• Power is inflicting pain and humiliation.

  Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)

• That's enough to cover the tax hike he's inflicting on working people.

Synonyms

S

to subject

vsto inflict

186 6.3

To cause someone to experience something unpleasant

makes someone actively experience harm rather than simply be exposed

I

to impose

vsto inflict

126 4.8

Force someone to accept something they do not want

makes someone endure harmful experiences rather than merely forcing acceptance

T

to torment

vsto inflict

• NSFW

83 7.2

To cause someone to feel great physical or mental pain

causes unpleasantness broadly rather than extreme or severe suffering

A

to afflict

vsto inflict

49 6.0

Cause pain or trouble to people, animals and places

makes someone undergo unpleasant or harmful experiences rather than only causing pain

V

to visit

vsto inflict

• Archaic

21 8.8

To cause punishment or harm to someone

makes someone experience unpleasant outcomes rather than only suffering by chance

Antonyms

C

to comfort

172 1.0

To make someone feel less upset or in pain

R

to relieve

135 2.3

Make pain, stress, or worry less

How Severe

to devastate

256 4.9

to wreak

70 7.5

to inflict

216 6.2

to impose

126 4.8

to cause

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology