Infliction - Definition
infliction
n 1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
[syn: imposition, infliction]
2: an act causing pain or damage
3: 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" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration,
pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]