Collocations for inflict - verb

deliberately, intentionally
When someone deliberately inflicts damage, it is a matter for the police.

on, upon
They inflicted a humiliating defeat on their rivals.

Inflict is used with these nouns as the object:
agony, casualty, cruelty, damage, defeat, harm, horror, injury, loss, misery, pain, punishment, suffering, terror, torture, violence, wound, wrong