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infliction

noun in·flic·tion \in-ˈflik-shən\

Definition of INFLICTION

1
:  the act of inflicting
2
:  something (as punishment or suffering) that is inflicted
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First Known Use of INFLICTION

1534

Rhymes with INFLICTION

addiction, affliction, confliction, constriction, conviction, depiction, eviction, indiction, nonfiction, prediction, reliction, restriction, transfixion

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