Word: inflicter
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...part erotic. "Why did I stay with Woody Allen when so much was wrong?" she asks herself. "How can I explain to my children, when even to me it is incomprehensible and unforgivable?...Wasn't it my own appalling denial of the facts that permitted him to inflict his damage on those I love most...
...threat of coercion usually weakens or destroys resistance more effectively than coercion itself. For example, the threat to inflict pain can trigger fears more damaging than the immediate sensation of pain. In fact, most people underestimate their capacity to withstand pain. In general, direct physical brutality creates only resentment, hostility, and further defiance...
...very significant trauma when they lost their mother. And the nurturing they were given by the caregivers in the weeks and months after her death was especially important to their development. Therefore, I would expect an expert to say that taking them away now from their grandparents would inflict new harm on them...
...around to give in to his demands. Two weeks ago, several hundred of my fellow members of the National Association of Black Journalists meekly permitted Farrakhan's Fruit of Islam to frisk them before they entered the hall where he was speaking--an indignity the Secret Service does not inflict on those who are visiting the President of the U.S. Then they cheered enthusiastically as Farrakhan denounced black reporters who work for the white press as "slaves." Even though the overwhelming majority of N.A.B.J. members work for the white media, they gave Farrakhan a standing ovation. I decided...
...meeting with Chernomyrdin is unlikely to help Lebed's cause; the Prime Minster already distrusts Lebed as an ambitious newcomer. While politicians in Moscow plot, there is already stress on the fragile pact: Chechens troops attacked and disarmed a Russian convoy near the Chechen capital Grozny, reportedly without inflicting a single casualty. Russian commanders demanded a return of the weapons, threatening to cut off talks and end their withdrawal. The rebels said the arms will be returned, but their point was made. The assault was yet another example of the embarrassment the determined Chechen troops have been able to inflict...