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inflicts

verb
Sayin-FLIKTS/ɪnˈflɪkts/

1 meaning of inflicts

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third person singular of inflict. Use this form after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

    A bad fall inflicts real pain on your knees.

    She inflicts long, boring stories on everyone at lunch.

    Note

inflicts 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 → inflicts: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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