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infliction
noun
an act causing pain or damage
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ɪnˈflɪkʃən
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noun
an act causing pain or damage
noun
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
noun
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
“a bit of a bother”
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a bit of a bother
he's not a friend, he's an infliction
washing dishes was a pain in the neck before we got a dish washer
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