Another word for inflict

inflict Synonyms

inflict

v.

To deal
deliver, mete out, deal out, strike, do to, perpetrate, dispense, give out, wreak, bring down upon, lay on, administer; see also cause 2.
To impose
force upon, apply, exact, visit; see force 1, require 2.

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Another word for inflict

verb

To cause to undergo or bear (something unwelcome or damaging, for example):
impose, play, visit, wreak. See give, over, willing
To force (another) to accept a burden:
foist, impose, saddle. (Informal) stick. See give, over, willing