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Inflicted vs Imposed - What's the difference?

inflicted | imposed |

As verbs the difference between inflicted and imposed

is that inflicted is (inflict) while imposed is (impose).

inflicted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (inflict)

    • inflict

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To thrust upon; to impose.
    • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.

    imposed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impose)
  • *1948: , Address at Mechanics Hall in Boston
  • *:And if the people of other countries don't want communism, we don't want to see it imposed upon them against their will.