INFLICTION

• (noun) an act causing pain or damage

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

  synonyms : imposition

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : annoyance , bother , botheration , pain , pain in the ass , pain in the neck

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