infliction
英[ɪn'flɪkʃ(ə)n]
美
- n. 施加；处罚，刑罚
英英释意
- 1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
- 2. an act causing pain or damage
- 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"