Definitions for infliction

Overview of noun infliction

The noun infliction has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) imposition, infliction

(the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo))

2. (1) infliction

(an act causing pain or damage)

3. annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass

(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")