verb
ADVERB
▪ deliberately , intentionally
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When someone deliberately ~s damage, it is a matter for the police.
PREPOSITION
▪ on , upon
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They ~ed a humiliating defeat on their rivals.
Inflict is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ agony , ↑ casualty , ↑ cruelty , ↑ damage , ↑ defeat , ↑ harm , ↑ horror , ↑ injury , ↑ loss , ↑ misery , ↑ pain , ↑ punishment , ↑ suffering , ↑ terror , ↑ torture , ↑ violence , ↑ wound , ↑ wrong