inflict vs foist

inflict and foist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inflict	No	No	Yes	No
foist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foist is a hyponym of inflict; that is, foist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inflict:

Other hyponyms of inflict include dictate, order, prescribe, intrude, obtrude, clamp, give.

inflict (verb)	foist (verb)
impose something unpleasant	insert surreptitiously or without warrant
	to force onto another