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INFLICTION

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
   Synonyms: imposition
   
   
2. [noun] an act causing pain or damage
   
   
3. [noun] something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction"
   Synonyms: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
   
   

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Related Words:

• protection, trade protection
• regimentation
• reimposition
• taxation
• nuisance
• irritant, thorn
• plague

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