infliction

== English == === Etymology === From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- +‎ flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- +‎ flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ === Noun === infliction (countable and uncountable, plural inflictions) The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== inflict ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnflīctiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.flik.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === infliction f (plural inflictions) infliction === References === “infliction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012