Main entry: infliction
Definition: an act causing pain or damage
Main entry: imposition, infliction
Definition: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
Main entry: bother, botheration, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, annoyance, infliction
Definition: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Usage: 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