Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To cause someone to experience something unpleasant or harmful
Inflict
/ɪnˈflɪkt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
He didn't mean to inflict pain on his friend.
The manager didn't want to inflict longer hours on the team.
The new law might inflict financial hardship on families.
Etymology:
From Latin inflictus, past participle of infigere, meaning to strike into or against. The root in- means into and fligere means to strike. First recorded in the English language in the mid-16th century.
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