Definitions for "Infliction"
The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc.
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
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"
Keywords:  pain, damage, act, causing
an act causing pain or damage