infliction
Plural: inflictions
Noun
- the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
- an act causing pain or damage
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
- "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
- The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.
Synonyms
annoyance, bother, botheration, imposition, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
Scrabble Score: 15
infliction: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinfliction: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
infliction: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
infliction: valid Words With Friends Word