infliction
Definitions
Noun
- The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
- An act causing pain or damage
- Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "infliction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inspection | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | indication | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | invitation | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | interaction | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | disposition | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | liquidation | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | immigration | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | insulation | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | irradiation | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | inspiration | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | interruption | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | intonation | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | initiation | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | inhibition | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | imposition | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | indecision | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | interwoven | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | distillation | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | injunction | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | insurrection | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | simulation | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | disaffection | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | indonesian | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | inhalation | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | intermission | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | invocation | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | libertarian | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | lilliputian | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | misbegotten | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | syndication | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | fibrillation | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | inattention | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | indianian | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | intercession | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | intimation | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | inundation | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | lithuanian | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | mississippian | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | nickelodeon | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | philibosian | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | pythagorean | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "infliction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fiction | 2 | 46 |
| 2 | indication | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | friction | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | unification | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | infection | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | inaction | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | inflation | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | infections | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | ignition | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | inflections | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | inflict | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | nonfiction | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | vindication | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | inflicting | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | affliction | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | inflicts | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | fictions | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "infliction" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "infliction" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "infliction" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "infliction".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 44
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Mar 14, 2026 The Detroit News
Mar 14, 2026 The Detroit News
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Mar 12, 2026 The Asheville Citizen Times
Mar 12, 2026 The Asheville Citizen Times
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Mar 13, 2026 American Enterprise Institute - AEI
Mar 13, 2026 American Enterprise Institute - AEI
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Mar 10, 2026 Columbia Community Connection
Mar 10, 2026 Columbia Community Connection