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English to English noun
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the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) |  | source: wordnet30
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an act causing pain or damage | | source: wordnet30
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something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment. | | source: webster1913
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