- present tense form of inflict (3rd person singular).
inflicts
Example Sentences
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CME claims the CFTC’s approval inflicts “textbook competitive injury” as perpetual futures target its retail customer base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
There's also the very visible, and seemingly intractable, problem of homelessness, which inflicts misery on the thousands who suffer it and scars the streets of great cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
The pain Deborah inflicts on Ava is at once very personal and notoriously endemic to the entertainment business, a Darwinian factory that demands round-the-clock creative labor.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
The pain that Beckett inflicts on both women registers silently on his handsome craggy face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
Is humanity worth the pain it inflicts upon itself?
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
