infliction
noun
[ ɪnˈflɪkʃ(ə)n ]
• the action of inflicting something unpleasant or painful on someone or something.
• "the repeated infliction of pain"
Similar:
inflicting,
administering,
administration,
dealing out,
meting out,
serving out,
delivering,
application,
applying,
exaction,
imposition,
wreaking,
perpetration,