Need another word that means the same as “inflict”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “inflict” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Inflict” are: bring down, impose, visit, administer to, deal out to, serve out to, deliver to, apply to, force, press, thrust, foist
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “inflict” as a verb can have the following definitions:
administer to | Perform (a church sacrament) ritually. |
apply to | Apply to a surface. |
bring down | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. |
deal out to | Distribute cards to the players in a game. |
deliver to | Hand over to the authorities of another country. |
foist | Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on. He foisted his work on me. |
force | Force into or from an action or state either physically or metaphorically. They forced a way through the crowd. |
impose | Impose and collect. Social relations impose courtesy. |
press | Manufacture something especially a record by moulding under pressure. He pressed his face to the glass. |
serve out to | Be used by; as of a utility. |
visit | Pay a brief visit. The governor visited the prison. |
abrasion | An abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. The metal is resistant to abrasion. |
ache | Feel intense sadness or compassion. The ache in her head worsened. |
aching | A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. The cool air was a relief to my aching head. |
amnesia | Partial or total loss of memory. They were suffering from amnesia. |
bleeding | The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel. The watch was a bleeding copy. |
bruise | Inflict a bruise or bruises on a part of the body. The fall bruised several of the ripest bananas. |
concussion | A violent shock as from a heavy blow. Nothing more serious than a mild concussion. |
contusion | The action of bruising. A dark contusion on his cheek was beginning to swell. |
damage | Inflict damage upon. The damage to his reputation was considerable. |
dementia | Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin. |
hurt | Hurt the feelings of. Does acupuncture hurt. |
hypochondria | Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments. |
impair | Make worse or less effective. His vision was impaired. |
impairment | The occurrence of a change for the worse. A speech impairment. |
impose | Impose something unpleasant. Social relations impose courtesy. |
injure | Do physical harm or damage to (someone. He injured his back helping the girl. |
injured | Offended. Injured soldiers. |
injurious | (of language) maliciously insulting; libellous. Food which is injurious to health. |
injury | Damage to a person’s feelings. An ankle injury. |
lacerate | Having edges that are jagged from injury. Lacerate leaves. |
marred | Blemished by injury or rough wear. Walls marred by graffiti. |
misery | A person who is constantly miserable or discontented. The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable. |
pain | Cause mental or physical pain to. It pains me to say this. |
scarred | Deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury. Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear. |
splitting | Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. I woke up with a splitting headache. |
suffer | Undergo or suffer. He suffered the penalty. |
suffering | Psychological suffering. Weapons that cause unnecessary suffering. |
trauma | Emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may lead to long-term neurosis. The event is relived with all the accompanying trauma. |
twinge | A sharp stab of pain. He felt a twinge in his knee. |
vitiate | Destroy or impair the legal validity of. The insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on the part of the tenant. |
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