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Textual thesaurus for "infliction"

(noun) imposition

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


(noun) bother, botheration, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, annoyance

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