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Inflict meaning
To thrust upon; to impose.
Synonyms of Inflict
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After the initial surprise, Ukrainian air defences have honed their skills in engaging them, but the cheap and simple drones that have a range exceeding 930 miles (1,500km) continue to inflict significant damage.
And, if China wanted to inflict a toll/trade tariff on U.S.-sold goods made in China and Taiwan, our economy could be stuck in a negative growth loop for a number of years.
An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the severity of the incident said Oyeleye also used the cutlass to inflict injuries on the aged woman’s head and legs.
A symbiote is very fluid, making it hard to inflict the same wounds on them as other Marvel heroes.
Bliss also intentionally got herself disqualified in their first title match in order to inflict more punishment on Belair.
Brussels granted Moldova the status of candidate to the EU at the same time as Ukraine last year, and Putin's orchestrating the overthrow of Moldova's leadership would inflict a slap in the face to those in Europe who oppose him.
Buoys meant to inflict harm.
But Dorchester will go away the happier side after an at times stale performance, backing up the 2-1 win at Poole to consolidate 17th and inflict a seventh straight loss on managerless Supermarine.
But that simply isn't going to happen as long as we are run by a reactionary Tory government prepared to inflict permanent isolation for its own ideological reasons, or a Labour alternative whose Brexit policies are sadly identical.
But Williams said that service record could not diminish the financial damage that Bernardo helped to inflict on taxpayers in West Haven.
Except, of course, I wouldn't want to inflict that on them.
Expensive education enables the “intellectual acrobatics” to make sense of luxury beliefs like environmentalism, the legalisation of drugs and a spectrum of ‘woke’ beliefs which can inflict costs on those less privileged.
Finally, as much as players want to avoid Disadvantage themselves, they'll also want to inflict it on their enemies.
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last year, Virginia remains the only southern state to not inflict new abortion restrictions.
Given the horrendous damage that has since been done to our Nation on every front, both foreign and domestic, it is clear that the leftists believe they can inflict such devastation at will, with no accountability.
He asked whether it would require somebody to be 'strong' to inflict such injuries, which she agreed would have required 'considerable' force.
He asserted that there is no concrete evidence to suggest that the accused had an intent to kill or inflict grievous bodily harm – a critical aspect of establishing mens rea, or the guilty mind.
He’s been charged with four counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, Gaston County police said.
He stated that although some IDF tanks were penetrated by missiles, they also largely limited IDF casualties, and that Hezbollah had failed to inflict massive losses on the IDF and to kill large numbers of Israelis in rocket attacks.
He was powerless to change the way the system worked but, at least on Sighthill, he and his friends held another kind of power – the ability to inflict violence on darker-skinned newcomers.