Synonyms for inflict
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To thrust upon; to impose.
In that case, I won't inflict my company on you any longer.
Forms
- Past participle
- inflicted
e.g. inflicted → imposed, visited, wreaked, afflicted…
Example sentences
- impose We should not impose our opinions on other people.
- fetch Mary had to go home again to fetch her sports kit.
- wreak A hurricane can wreak destruction everywhere it goes.
- afflict My motto is: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inflict | rising | |
| impose | steady | |
| fetch | rising | |
| wreak | rising | |
| afflict | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- put1
- 5 letters
- visit2, exact2, fetch1, wreak1
- 6 letters
- strike1, impose2
- 7 letters
- afflict2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (visit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- infliger
- Italiano
- infliggere