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- Dictionaryin·flict/inˈflik(t)/
verb
- 1. cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something: "they inflicted serious injuries on three other men" Similar
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The meaning of INFLICT is to give by or as if by striking. How to use inflict in a sentence.
INFLICT definition: 1. to force someone to experience something very unpleasant: 2. to force someone to experience…. Learn more.
Inflict definition: to impose as something that must be borne or suffered. See examples of INFLICT used in a sentence.
INFLICT meaning: 1. to force someone to experience something very unpleasant: 2. to force someone to experience…. Learn more.
When you force an undesirable or harmful event on someone, you inflict it on them. You might prefer that someone inflict some physical pain on you rather than inflict you with the boredom of another trip to the annual flower show.
1. To cause (something injurious or harmful), as to a person, group, or area: claws that inflicted a deep wound; an attack that inflicted heavy losses; a storm that inflicted widespread damage. 2. To force to undergo or experience (something unwanted): "the piano lessons he inflicted on his son" (Christopher Miller). 3.
to make somebody/something suffer something unpleasant. inflict something on/upon somebody/something They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy.
verb. To inflict harm or damage on someone or something means to make them suffer it. Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces. [VERB noun + on] ...the damage being inflicted on Britain's industries by the recession. [VERB noun on noun] The dog then attacked her, inflicting serious injuries. [VERB noun]
INFLICT definition: to make someone suffer by doing something unpleasant to them: . Learn more.
Define inflict: to cause someone to experience or be affected by (something unpleasant or harmful)—usage, synonyms, more.
