infliction

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noun

1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
imposition
• Derivationally related forms:
impose (for: imposition)
• Topics:
tax, taxation, revenue enhancement
• Hypernyms:
enforcement
• Hyponyms:
protection, trade protection, regimentation, reimposition, taxation
2. an act causing pain or damage (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
inflict
• Hypernyms:
wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
3. 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
• Syn:
annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
• Derivationally related forms:
pain (for: pain), bother (for: botheration), bother (for: bother)
• Hypernyms:
negative stimulus
• Hyponyms:
nuisance, irritant, thorn, plague

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass, imposition