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inflicted; inflicting; inflicts
Definition of inflict
1 : afflict
2a : to give by or as if by striking
inflict a painful sting inflict damage
b : to cause (something unpleasant) to be endured
… inflict my annual message upon the church itself if it might derive benefit thereby.— Mark Twain
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The first known use of inflict was in 1566
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