Hyphenation of infliction

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word infliction? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

in-flic-tion

Definitions of infliction:

1.	The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
2.	An act causing pain or damage
3.	Something or someone that causes trouble A source of unhappiness Washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer A bit of a bother He's not a friend
4.	He's an infliction

Synonyms of infliction:

noun	imposition, enforcement
noun	wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
noun	annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass, negative stimulus

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