infliction

[ in-flik-shuh n ]

/ ɪnˈflɪk ʃən /

the act of inflicting.

something inflicted, as punishment or suffering.

Origin of infliction

First recorded in 1525–35, infliction is from the Late Latin word inflīctiōn- (stem of inflīctiō). See inflict, -ion

pre·in·flic·tion, noun

He enjoyed the infliction of pain, as long as he wasn't the object of it.

Danger Stalks Lucas Davenport |Daily Beast Promotions |May 11, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Thither i'th' evening, and which is the most infliction, Only to insult upon our miseries.Cler.

The Little French Lawyer |Francis Beaumont
When one blow was harder than another a yell in proportion followed its infliction.

Sport in Abyssinia |Dermot Mayo
I really think if it were only to ease her Majesty from such an infliction, they ought to have held on.

Sybil |Benjamin Disraeli

But Sam did not stay his hand at the infliction of merely mental anguish.

To Him That Hath |Ralph Connor
It was also his duty to superintend the infliction of the punishments of criminals legally condemned.

The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. |Anonymous