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infliction

/ɪnˈflɪkʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.

Examples :

"The teacher considered the extra homework an infliction on her students' already busy schedules. "
action suffering law negative inhuman

Related Words

Illustration schedules

schedules noun

/ˈʃedjuːlz/ /ˈskedʒuːlz/

A slip of paper; a short note.

"The professor handed out schedules with the list of reading assignments for the semester. "

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Work that is done at home, especially school exercises assigned by a teacher.

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration busy

busy noun

/ˈbɪzi/

A police officer.

"The busy responded to the report of a fight at the school. "

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Illustration imposition

imposition noun

/ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/

The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

"The teacher's imposition of a new homework policy caused a lot of student complaints. "

Illustration inflicting

inflicting verb

/ɪnˈflɪktɪŋ/

To thrust upon; to impose.

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

Illustration extra

extra noun

/ˈɛkstɹə/

Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.

"The school offered an extra science class for students interested in astronomy. "

Illustration inflicted

inflicted verb

/ɪnˈflɪktɪd/

To thrust upon; to impose.

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

Illustration already

already adverb

/ɑlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔːlˈɹɛdi/ /ɔlˈɹɛdi/

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

"The students are already finished with their homework. "