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inflict
What does inflict mean?
inflict (verb): impose something unpleasant.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce inflict?
/ɪnˈflɪkt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inflict come from?
From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of inflict?
Words related to inflict
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “inflict”?
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What does “inflict” mean?
make small or insignificant
Not quite: that's what minimize means.
to throw so as to turn over
Not quite: that's what flip means.
impose something unpleasant
Right! That's what “inflict” means.
express or state indirectly
Not quite: that's what imply means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “inflict”?
impose
Right!
export
Not quite: export means something else.
depend
Not quite: depend means something else.
cruise
Not quite: cruise means something else.
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