Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inflict

/ɪnˈflɪkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: in-flict
IPA: /ɪnˈflɪkt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To thrust upon; to impose.

Example Sentences

"They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."
"The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces."
"In that case, I won't inflict my company on you any longer."
"Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands."
"This allowed me to continue inflicting this injury on myself long after I otherwise could have beared^([sic]), I think."

Etymology

From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in-
Root: īnflīctus

Inflected Forms

inflicts (present, singular) inflicting (participle, present) inflicted (participle, past) inflicted (past)

Derived Forms

inflictable inflicter infliction inflictive inflictment inflictor noninflicted reinflict uninflicted

Phrases

self-inflicted

Synonyms

exact fetch visit wreak bring down impose

Rhymes With

picked kicked strict predict restrict addict clicked tricked depict contradict licked ticked

Questions

How do you pronounce inflict?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈflɪkt/.
What does inflict mean?: To thrust upon; to impose.
Where does inflict come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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