inflict · verb
Sens et exemples
Faire subir à quelqu'un un dommage ou une expérience très pénible.
The attackers inflicted serious injuries on two people before leaving the building.
Poor planning can inflict unnecessary stress on families who depend on the service.
The policy inflicted hardship on residents who had no other way to travel.
Formes
- inflict base form
- inflicts third-person singular present
- inflicted past tense and past participle
- inflicting present participle