Meaning & use
Inflicting
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Causing something unpleasant, such as pain, suffering, or damage, to be experienced by someone.
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The soldiers were accused of inflicting unnecessary harm on civilians.
Stop inflicting your bad mood on the rest of us.
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Comes from Latin 'infligere', 'to strike against', sharing a root with 'afflict'.
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