inflict damage

Frequency: 6.04.1 per million words

to force someone or something to experience harm

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Examples (10)

  • They inflicted severe psychological damage on their opponents.
  • The airstrikes were intended to inflict maximum damage on enemy infrastructure.
  • The hurricane is expected to inflict significant damage along the coastline.
  • New trade tariffs could inflict serious damage on the nation's economy.
  • Spreading false rumors can inflict irreparable damage to someone's reputation.
  • The malware was designed to inflict damage by corrupting critical system files.
  • A single cyberattack can inflict catastrophic damage on a company.
  • The prolonged drought inflicted untold damage on the region's agriculture.
  • His harsh words inflicted more emotional damage than he realized.
  • The invading army's goal was to inflict as much damage as possible before retreating.