infliction in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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, he's an infliction"
   annoyance  bother  botheration  pain  infliction  pain in the neck  pain in the ass 
   
2. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
   imposition  infliction 
   
3. an act causing pain or damage
   infliction