Found 3 items, similar to infliction.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: infliction hukuman, penderitaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: infliction infliction n 1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) [syn: imposition] 2: an act causing pain or damage 3: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; “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” [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Infliction Infliction \In*flic"tion\, n. [L. inflictio: cf. F. infliction.] 1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc. [1913 Webster] His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness. --Rogers. [1913 Webster]