Definition of "inflicts" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inflict. (verb)

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• "The notion that all suffering Israel inflicts is “caused” by the Palestinians is incredibly revealing."
• "I think whatever pain and destruction Israel inflicts is “caused” by Hamas’s decision to be at war with Israel."
• "But for the suffering which a harsh word inflicts upon a delicate mind he had no pity; for it was a kind of suffering which he could scarcely conceive."