Kelime: in·flict Söyleniş:in-'flikt İşlev:transitive verb Kökeni: Latin inflictus, past participle of infligere, from in- fligere to strike -- more at PROFLIGATE 1: AFFLICT 2 a : to give by or as if by striking inflict pain b : to cause (something unpleasant) to be endured inflict my annual message upon the church -- Mark Twain - in·flict·erorin·flic·tor /-'flik-t&r/ noun - in·flic·tive /-tiv/ adjective