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noun (n)

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

  Synonym:
  imposition
  

  source: wordnet30
• an act causing pain or damage(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  He's not a friend, he's an infliction.
  

  Synonym:
  annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.(noun)

  source: webster1913