infliction vs negative stimulus

infliction and negative stimulus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infliction	Yes	No	No	No
negative stimulus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, negative stimulus is a hypernym of infliction; that is, negative stimulus is a word with a broader meaning than infliction:

infliction: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
negative stimulus: a stimulus with undesirable consequences

infliction (noun)	negative stimulus (noun)
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)	a stimulus with undesirable consequences
an act causing pain or damage
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness