# inflict

Pronunciation: say "in-FLIKT" /ɪnˈflɪkt/

## Verb

1. To impose something unwelcome or burdensome on another person, forcing it upon them.
   - Simple: To force something unpleasant or unwanted onto a person.
   - _Critics accused the regime of inflicting needless hardship on ordinary citizens._
   - _He tends to inflict his political opinions on anyone who will sit still long enough._

## Origin

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctus, the past participle of īnflīgō, formed from in- plus flīgō ("strike").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/inflict (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).