INFLICTION

Pronunciation (US):

• INFLICTION (noun)
  The noun INFLICTION has 3 senses:

1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2. an act causing pain or damage
3. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

  Familiarity information: INFLICTION used as a noun is uncommon.

• INFLICTION (noun)

Meaning:

The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

imposition; infliction

Hypernyms ("infliction" is a kind of...):

enforcement (the act of enforcing; insuring observance of or obedience to)

Domain category:

revenue enhancement; tax; taxation (charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infliction"):

protection; trade protection (the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition)

regimentation (the imposition of order or discipline)

reimposition (imposition again)

taxation (the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state)

Meaning:

An act causing pain or damage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("infliction" is a kind of...):

actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

Meaning:

Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

pain in the ass; botheration; bother; pain in the neck; infliction; annoyance; pain

Context examples:

washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer / a bit of a bother / he's not a friend, he's an infliction

Hypernyms ("infliction" is a kind of...):

negative stimulus (a stimulus with undesirable consequences)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "infliction"):

nuisance ((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)

irritant; thorn (something that causes irritation and annoyance)

plague (an annoyance)