What does inflict mean?
Inflict means To thrust upon; to impose..
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/ɪnˈflɪkt/ · verb
To thrust upon; to impose..
They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.
In that case, I won't inflict my company on you any longer.
Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands.
This allowed me to continue inflicting this injury on myself long after I otherwise could have beared^([sic]), I think.
Use inflict when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Inflict means To thrust upon; to impose..
Common synonyms include exact, fetch, visit, wreak.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
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