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inflict

/ɪnˈflɪkt/

Meanings
verb
To thrust upon; to impose.

Examples :

"They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."
action negative suffering

Related Words

Illustration obtain

obtain verb

/əbˈteɪn/

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

"To obtain a library card, you need to show a photo ID. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration they

they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

Illustration inflicted

inflicted verb

/ɪnˈflɪktɪd/

To thrust upon; to impose.

"They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."

Illustration pains

pains noun

/peɪnz/

An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

"I had to stop running when I started getting pains in my feet."

Illustration impose

impose verb

/ɪmˈpəʊz/ /ɪmˈpoʊz/

To establish or apply by authority.

"Congress imposed new tariffs."

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upon adverb

/əˈpɒn/ /əˈpɑn/

Being the target of an action.

"He was set upon by the agitated dogs"

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terrible adjective

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

"The witch gave him a terrible curse."

Illustration thrust

thrust noun

/θɹʌst/

An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.

"Pierre was a master swordsman, and could parry the thrusts of lesser men with barely a thought."

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confession noun

/kənˈfɛʃən/

The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).

"After the argument, Sarah offered a confession about breaking the vase. "

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."