Warfare Tactics And Strategies

noun a military strategy involving the construction of defensive walls or fortifications around a besieged city or fortress

• The army used contravallation tactics to surround the enemy fortress.
• The soldiers set up contravallation walls to block off the enemy.
• We gotta build some contravallation stuff to keep them out.
• Her emotional walls were like contravallation, keeping everyone at a distance.

verb to cause something unpleasant or painful to be suffered by someone or something

• The judge decided to inflict the maximum penalty for the crime.
• I can't believe he would inflict such harsh punishment on his own brother.
• Don't make me inflict my wrath on you!
• Her words were like daggers, ready to inflict pain on anyone who dared to challenge her.