inflictions
Harms dealt out
Inflictions are acts of imposing something unwelcome on someone—pain, punishment, suffering, or burden.
The word carries a sense of deliberate or unavoidable imposition: the inflictions of war, the daily inflictions of a cruel boss.
Less commonly, inflictions refers to the things inflicted rather than the acts themselves.
Coiled, or an injury
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- assaultViolent offensive act
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- violationBreaking of rules
maim · hurt · laceration · lesion · mutilation · bruise · scarring · trauma
Bodily or emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
distress · ordeal · hardship · tribulation · grief · sorrow · ache · pang
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
scarring · triggers · dissociation · hypervigilance · survivor · retraumatization · wounds · aftermath
Imposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
correction · consequence · incarceration · fines · probation · verdict · conviction · restitution
Carried weight or burden
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- onusResponsibility one bears
- strainExcessive stretching force
- pressureForce upon contact
yoke · millstone · encumbrance · albatross · obligation · imposition · hardship · toll
wound
Coiled, or an injury
violation · maim · hurt · laceration · lesion · mutilation · bruise · scarring · trauma · battering
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- tormentSevere prolonged suffering
misery · distress · ordeal · hardship · tribulation · grief · sorrow · ache · pang · woe
PTSD
Chronic reaction to horrific events
- flashbacksInvoluntary vivid memory episodes
- nightmaresTerrifying sleep experiences
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
shock · scarring · triggers · dissociation · hypervigilance · survivor · retraumatization · wounds · aftermath · lasting
sentencing
Imposing legal punishment
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
discipline · correction · consequence · incarceration · fines · probation · verdict · conviction · restitution · deterrence
load
Carried weight or burden
pressure · yoke · millstone · encumbrance · albatross · obligation · imposition · hardship · toll · cross
inflictionsblessings
Favors from the divine
gifts · benefits · boons · benefactions · favors
inflictionsreliefs
Raised surface carvings
alleviations · remedies · easements · mitigations · comforts