Inflict definition
To force to undergo or experience (something unwanted).
verb
To give or cause (pain, wounds, etc.) by or as by striking; cause to be borne.
verb
To deal or deliver (a blow, for example).
verb
To impose (a punishment, disagreeable task, etc.) on or upon.
verb
To inflict is defined as to cause or force upon.
An example of inflict is someone causing another person to be in pain.
verb
To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area.
Claws that inflicted a deep wound; an attack that inflicted heavy losses; a storm that inflicted widespread damage.
verb
Origin of inflict
- Latin īnflīgere īnflīct- in- on in–2 flīgere to strike
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin infligere, from in-, + fligere, "to strike".
From Wiktionary