inflicter
- noun
- /ɪnˈflɪktər/
:
causante
- The bully was known as an inflicter of pain, often targeting younger students.
Examples
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The participants rated 18 scenarios on the degree of cruelty displayed, the amount of suffering endured by the victim, the amount of suffering intended by the inflicter, and the pleasure the inflicter received.
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The participants rated 18 scenarios on the degree of cruelty displayed, the amount of suffering endured by the victim, the amount of suffering intended by the inflicter, and the pleasure the inflicter received.
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Well, I found Lenora, Inflicter of Pain.
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The correlation between cruelty estimates and estimates of pleasure received by the inflicter was much lower (alpha = .34).
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Multiple regression analyses revealed that the estimated pleasure of the inflicter had negligible predictive value for estimated cruelty.
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In the U.S. sample, cruelty estimates were correlated with estimates of suffering experienced, suffering intended by the inflicter, and pleasure received by the inflicter (alphas = .71, .73, and .46, respectively).
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Cruelty estimates in the New Zealand sample were correlated with estimates of suffering experienced and suffering intended by the inflicter (alphas = .74 and .68, respectively).
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In the U.S. sample, cruelty estimates were correlated with estimates of suffering experienced, suffering intended by the inflicter, and pleasure received by the inflicter (alphas = .71, .73, and .46, respectively).
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After witnessing the accident, she wrote about the inflicter of the harm and the impact it had on the victims.
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In history, tyrants often emerge as inflicters of suffering, leaving destruction in their wake.
Synonyms
126
4.9
A person or thing that causes a lot of harm
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7.7
A person who causes very bad physical pain to punish or make someone talk
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7.9
A person who hurts someone on purpose, often again and again
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7.4
A person who causes pain or distress to someone on purpose
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8.1
A person or thing that makes people unhappy
A person who hurts another person
A person or thing that causes harm to people and property
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inflicter comes from inflict, which joins in- 'into' and a root that meant 'to strike', the same root you see in conflict and afflict. So an inflicter is someone who 'strikes' harm or pain onto another person or thing, in other words someone who causes something unpleasant or painful.