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inflict — 01. Our army has [inflicted] heavy casualties on the enemy. 02. She thinks that hunters should be forbidden from [inflicting] suffering upon animals for sport. 03. When parrots are caged for a long time, the boredom can drive them crazy, with the … Grammatical examples in English
inflict — I verb administer a penalty, administer punishment, agitate, agonize, apply, beset, bring about, bring upon, burden, cause, cause to suffer, coerce, commit, deal, disquiet, distress, enforce, force, force upon, give pain, harass, harm, hurt,… … Law dictionary
injury — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bad, catastrophic, devastating, horrendous, major, nasty, serious, severe, terrible … Collocations dictionary
injury — n. 1) to inflict (an) injury on 2) to receive, suffer, sustain an injury 3) a fatal; minor, slight; serious, severe injury 4) bodily injury; an internal injury 5) an injury to (an injury to the head) 6) (misc.) to add insult to injury * * * [… … Combinatory dictionary
inflict — UK [ɪnˈflɪkt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms inflict : present tense I/you/we/they inflict he/she/it inflicts present participle inflicting past tense inflicted past participle inflicted to cause something unpleasant to happen Such a policy… … English dictionary
inflict — in|flict [ınˈflıkt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of infligere, from fligere to hit ] 1.) [T] to make someone suffer something unpleasant inflict sth on/upon sb ▪ The strikes inflicted serious damage on the economy. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
injury — /in jeuh ree/, n., pl. injuries. 1. harm or damage that is done or sustained: to escape without injury. 2. a particular form or instance of harm: an injury to one s shoulder; an injury to one s pride. 3. wrong or injustice done or suffered. 4.… … Universalium
inflict — verb ADVERB ▪ deliberately, intentionally ▪ When someone deliberately inflicts damage, it is a matter for the police. PREPOSITION ▪ on, upon ▪ … Collocations dictionary
inflict — verb 1) he inflicted an injury on James Syn: administer to, deliver to, deal out to, dispense to, mete out to; impose on, exact on, wreak on; cause to, give to; informal dish out to 2) I won t inflict myself on you any longer Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
inflict — verb 1) he inflicted an injury on Frank Syn: give, administer, deal out, mete out, cause someone something, exact, wreak 2) I won t inflict my views on my children Syn: impose, force, thrust … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
