in·flic·tion /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/
  施加;使承受;處罰
  In·flic·tion n.
  1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
  2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc.
     His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness.   --Rogers.
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  infliction
       n 1: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) [syn:
             imposition]
       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, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]