[verb] [T] - to force someone to experience (something very unpleasant)This weapon is capable of inflicting massive military and civilian casualties.The suffering inflicted on these children is terrible to see.His forearms were covered in slash marks which he had inflicted on himself in prison.I wish he wouldn't keep inflicting his views on me!
INFLICT
Meaning of INFLICT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012