Meaning of "inflict" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INFLICT

From Latin inflīgere to strike (something) against, dash against, from flīgere to strike.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF INFLICT

inflict  [ɪnˈflɪkt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFLICT

Inflict is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb inflict in English.

WHAT DOES INFLICT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inflict in the English dictionary

The first definition of inflict in the dictionary is often foll by on or upon to impose. Other definition of inflict is to cause to suffer; afflict. Inflict is also to deal out.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INFLICT

PRESENT

Present

I inflict

you inflict

he/she/it inflicts

we inflict

you inflict

they inflict

Present continuous

I am inflicting

you are inflicting

he/she/it is inflicting

we are inflicting

you are inflicting

they are inflicting

Present perfect

I have inflicted

you have inflicted

he/she/it has inflicted

we have inflicted

you have inflicted

they have inflicted

Present perfect continuous

I have been inflicting

you have been inflicting

he/she/it has been inflicting

we have been inflicting

you have been inflicting

they have been inflicting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I inflicted

you inflicted

he/she/it inflicted

we inflicted

you inflicted

they inflicted

Past continuous

I was inflicting

you were inflicting

he/she/it was inflicting

we were inflicting

you were inflicting

they were inflicting

Past perfect

I had inflicted

you had inflicted

he/she/it had inflicted

we had inflicted

you had inflicted

they had inflicted

Past perfect continuous

I had been inflicting

you had been inflicting

he/she/it had been inflicting

we had been inflicting

you had been inflicting

they had been inflicting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will inflict

you will inflict

he/she/it will inflict

we will inflict

you will inflict

they will inflict

Future continuous

I will be inflicting

you will be inflicting

he/she/it will be inflicting

we will be inflicting

you will be inflicting

they will be inflicting

Future perfect

I will have inflicted

you will have inflicted

he/she/it will have inflicted

we will have inflicted

you will have inflicted

they will have inflicted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been inflicting

you will have been inflicting

he/she/it will have been inflicting

we will have been inflicting

you will have been inflicting

they will have been inflicting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would inflict

you would inflict

he/she/it would inflict

we would inflict

you would inflict

they would inflict

Conditional continuous

I would be inflicting

you would be inflicting

he/she/it would be inflicting

we would be inflicting

you would be inflicting

they would be inflicting

Conditional perfect

I would have inflict

you would have inflict

he/she/it would have inflict

we would have inflict

you would have inflict

they would have inflict

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been inflicting

you would have been inflicting

he/she/it would have been inflicting

we would have been inflicting

you would have been inflicting

they would have been inflicting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you inflict
we let´s inflict
you inflict

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to inflict

Past participle

inflicted

Present Participle

inflicting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «INFLICT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inflict» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of inflict

administer · apply · deliver · exact · impose · levy · visit · wreak

TRANSLATION OF INFLICT

Find out the translation of inflict to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inflict from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inflict» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 使遭受
• Translator English - Spanish: causar
• English: inflict
• Translator English - Hindi: दण्ड
• Translator English - Arabic: إلحاق
• Translator English - Russian: нанести
• Translator English - Portuguese: infligir
• Translator English - Bengali: হানা
• Translator English - French: infliger
• Translator English - Malay: Mengenakan
• Translator English - German: zufügen
• Translator English - Japanese: >与える
• Translator English - Korean: ~을 가하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Nyegah
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gây ra
• Translator English - Tamil: ஏற்படுத்துவதற்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: लादणे
• Translator English - Turkish: vermek
• Translator English - Italian: infliggere
• Translator English - Polish: wyrządzić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: нанести
• Translator English - Romanian: aplicate
• Translator English - Greek: προκαλούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: veroorsaak
• Translator English - Swedish: fogar
• Translator English - Norwegian: påfører

10 QUOTES WITH «INFLICT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inflict.

1

Cyril Connolly

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives.

2

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Reality is never as bad as a nightmare, as the mental tortures we inflict on ourselves.

3

Denis Diderot

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

4

Thomas A. Edison

There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.

5

Oliver Ellsworth

The right of the judge to inflict punishment gives him both power and opportunity to oppress the innocent; yet none but crazy men will from thence determine that it is best to have neither a legislature nor judges.

6

Michael J. Fox

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

7

Alan Furst

I don't inflict horrors on readers.

8

William Lloyd Garrison

We are the friends of reform; but that is not reform, which, in curing one evil, threatens to inflict a thousand others.

9

Ben Goldacre

Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and medical roles. I know them; they are not bad people. But it is possible for good people in bad systems to do things that inflict enormous harm.

10

Richard Griffiths

I wouldn't inflict my naked body on any paying audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFLICT»

Discover the use of inflict in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inflict and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Happiness Project: The Three Poisons That Cause the ...

...an intriguing and cogent examination of suffering through the perspectives of psychoanalysis and Buddhism...a substantial contribution.--Jerry Piven, The New School

Ron Leifer, 1997

Invisible Walls: Why We Ignore the Damage We Inflict on the ...

With astute analysis Peter Seidel explores the complex convergence of psychological, social, economic, and political factors that keep us from acting in our own self-interest.

Peter Seidel, 2001

If I Can't Feel Your Pain, Then I Inflict Pain on You: ...

The current investigation sought to investigate whether emotional insensitivity (as opposed to emotional distress) mediates the relationship between social exclusion and aggressive behavior.

C. Nathan DeWall, 2007

Cases & Materials on Criminal Law

ln the result the effect of the decisions in Wilson and Salisbury is neutral in respect of the issue as to the meaning of 'inflict.' Moreover, in Burstow [l997] l CrApp R l44, l49, the Lord Chief Justice pointed out that in R v Mandair [l995] l AC 208, ...

Michael T. Molan, Mike Molan, 2005

Thinking Against the Grain: Essays on Morality, Education, ...

on the brain, say).12 Unlike Alex, who ceases to inflict pain because of pain which he himself is made to feel, the person treated by the surgical technique is now to experience no desire or inclination to inflict pain. This is a change, not in what ...

Rodger Beehler, 2007

Evil: A Philosophical Investigation

examples of such failed attempts to inflict extreme harm, from Guy Fawkes to the so-called shoe bomber Richard Reid, are familiar enough.1 The failure to inflict harm seems not to provide any kind of excuse to the wrongdoer in these cases, ...

Luke Russell, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy Luke Russell, 2014

The Northwestern Reporter

This instruction, as we understand, was asked upon the theory that the conspiracy charged in the indictment was a conspiracy to assault, with intent to inflict a great bodily injury, and that to tar and feather a person is not to inflict a great bodily ...

‎1885

Handbook of Criminal Cases: Reprinted Verbatim from the ...

L. R. 165. ment which such Court is competent to inflict on conviction of a single offence, [,5 \v. R. 89.] to send the offender for trial before a higher Court." Under the first clause, reading it according to its ordinary grammatical construction, when ...

D. E. Cranenburgh, 1889

The Psychological Origins of Institutionalized Torture

However, some principles of violent aggression have withstood the tests of replication and criticism fairly well and are relevant to this study: 1 Heightened physiological mobilization increases a person's capacity to inflict pain on others.

Mika Haritos-Fatouros, 2012

Unlocking Criminal Law 4th Edition

376 NON'EATAL OEEENCES AGAINST THE PERSON Inflicting grievous bodily harm Section 20 uses the word 'inflict'. Originally this was taken as meaning that there had to be a technical assault or battery. Even so it allowed the section to be  ...

Jacqueline Martin, Tony Storey, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFLICT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inflict is used in the context of the following news items.

Family dog dies after birds swoop down and inflict fatal head injury …

'Seagulls pecked my dog to death': Family devastated after birds swoop down on Yorkshire Terrier playing in their back garden and inflict fatal ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

PressTV-Yemen army, allies inflict losses on Qaeda

Oman's foreign minister says the conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group was a landmark in global diplomacy. 7/16/2015 ... «Press TV, Jul 15»

Storms Inflict Derecho-like Damage Across 800-Mile Stretch From …

A long-lived complex of thunderstorms formed over the Upper Midwest Sunday evening and dissolved over the southern Appalachians on ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»

David Cameron drops plans to relax fox hunting ban after SNP …

... plans to relax the fox hunting ban after the 56 Scottish nationalist MPs said they would vote against the move and inflict an embarrassing first ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Day two report: Essex stretch lead to 195 as they look to inflict a first …

Essex have certainly put themselves in a healthy position to inflict upon promotion-chasing Glamorgan their first defeat of the summer, one that ... «Essex Chronicle, Jul 15»

Froma Harrop commentary: By trying to prevent hurt, helicopter …

Froma Harrop commentary: By trying to prevent hurt, helicopter parents inflict it. Also in Opinion. Editorials · Op-Ed Columns. Subscribe to The ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»

Port inflict pain on Pies

GOALS: Port Adelaide: C Wingard 3 R Gray 2 A Monfries J Impey J Schulz J Westhoff. Collingwood: A Fasolo A Oxley J Crisp J de Goey J Elliott ... «The Age, Jul 15»

​Victims: Michigan doctor used our trust to inflict pain

DETROIT -- Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of 175 years for Dr. Farid Fata, who victimized hundreds of patients with unnecessary ... «CBS News, Jul 15»

Why commodities cycles inflict pain (as we are now feeling)

MIH_V1 InvestorIntel publisher Tracy Weslosky asked some pertinent questions on my posting Tuesday about low prices not, in the long term, ... «InvestorIntel, Jul 15»

Shamsi, Samuels star as Patriots inflict eight-wicket whipping on …

A second consecutive superb bowling performance from the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots saw them register their third win of the 2015 Hero ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»