Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Infliction has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
an act causing pain or damage
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
"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"
The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.