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Definition of infliction noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

infliction

noun

/ɪnˈflɪkʃn/

/ɪnˈflɪkʃn/

[uncountable]

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the act of making somebody/something suffer something unpleasant
- the infliction of pain
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