Collocations with "inflict"

16 collocations found

inflict suffering

to force someone to experience suffering

suffering7.5
inflict horrors

To carry out terrible, shocking acts.

horror7.4
inflict harm

to force someone to experience something unpleasant

harm7.0
inflict a wound

to cause a wound

wound7.0
inflict cruelty

To make someone suffer from a cruel act.

cruelty6.9
intentionally inflict

to deliberately make someone suffer something unpleasant

intentionally6.8
inflict torture

to make someone suffer torture

torture6.8
inflict casualties

to make another group suffer casualties, especially in a conflict

casualty6.5
inflict a defeat on sb

To make someone experience a defeat.

defeat6.5
inflict pain

to make someone feel pain, often deliberately

pain6.5
inflict punishment

to make someone suffer a punishment

punishment6.5
inflict agony

To forcefully impose great suffering on someone.

agony6.0
inflict damage

to force someone or something to experience harm

damage6.0
inflict a wrong

to cause someone to suffer an injustice

wrong6.0
inflict misery on sb

To force someone to experience something unpleasant like misery.

misery5.8
inflict terror

To forcefully impose terror upon others.

terror5.5