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inflicted

verb
in-FLIK-tid/ɪnˈflɪktɪd/

1 meaning of inflicted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of inflict. Use this form for harm or pain that someone caused in the past.

    The storm inflicted heavy damage on the small village.

    Years of hard training inflicted real strain on her knees.

    Note

inflicted is a form of inflict

inflict, verb: To force something unpleasant or unwanted onto a person. Full entry

Forms
inflictinflicts he/she/itinflicting -ing forminflicted past tense, past participle
Spelling
inflict → inflicted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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