Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to inflict
Participle: inflicted
Gerund: inflicting
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | inflict |
| you | inflict |
| he;she;it | inflicts |
| we | inflict |
| you | inflict |
| they | inflict |
Perfect
| I | have inflicted |
| you | have inflicted |
| he;she;it | has inflicted |
| we | have inflicted |
| you | have inflicted |
| they | have inflicted |
Past
| I | inflicted |
| you | inflicted |
| he;she;it | inflicted |
| we | inflicted |
| you | inflicted |
| they | inflicted |
Pluperfect
| I | had inflicted |
| you | had inflicted |
| he;she;it | had inflicted |
| we | had inflicted |
| you | had inflicted |
| they | had inflicted |
Future
| I | will inflict |
| you | will inflict |
| he;she;it | will inflict |
| we | will inflict |
| you | will inflict |
| they | will inflict |
Future Perfect
| I | will have inflicted |
| you | will have inflicted |
| he;she;it | will have inflicted |
| we | will have inflicted |
| you | will have inflicted |
| they | will have inflicted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | inflict |
| you | inflict |
| he;she;it | inflict |
| we | inflict |
| you | inflict |
| they | inflict |
Perfect
| I | have inflicted |
| you | have inflicted |
| he;she;it | have inflicted |
| we | have inflicted |
| you | have inflicted |
| they | have inflicted |
Imperfect
| I | inflicted |
| you | inflicted |
| he;she;it | inflicted |
| we | inflicted |
| you | inflicted |
| they | inflicted |
Pluperfect
| I | had inflicted |
| you | had inflicted |
| he;she;it | had inflicted |
| we | had inflicted |
| you | had inflicted |
| they | had inflicted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would inflict |
| you | would inflict |
| he;she;it | would inflict |
| we | would inflict |
| you | would inflict |
| they | would inflict |
Perfect
| I | would have inflicted |
| you | would have inflicted |
| he;she;it | would have inflicted |
| we | would have inflicted |
| you | would have inflicted |
| they | would have inflicted |
Imperative
| you | inflict |
| we | Let's inflict |
| you | inflict |
Verbs conjugated like 'inflict'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'inflict'
inflect,
afflict,
conflict,
indict,
infect,
infract,
inlist,
beflirt,
deflect,
endict,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1566, from L. inflictus, pp. of infligere "to strike or dash against," from in- "on, against" + fligere (pp. flictus) "to dash, strike" (see conflict). You inflict a plague on someone; you afflict someone with a plague.
2. From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).
Sample Sentences
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[...] do not know what it is that they are doing. I believe that very few men are capable of estimating the immense amount of torture and agony which this dreadful punishment, prolonged for years, inflicts upon the sufferers; and in guessing at it myself, and in reasoning from what I have seen written upon their faces, and what to my certain knowledge they feel within, I am only the more convinced [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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Ah, Legree ! that golden tress _was_ charmed; each hair had in it a spell of terror and remorse for thee, and was used by a mightier power to bind thy cruel hands from inflicting uttermost evil on the helpless !
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)