infliction vs wrongdoing

infliction and wrongdoing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infliction	Yes	No	No	No
wrongdoing	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of infliction include actus reus, misconduct, wrongful conduct.

infliction (noun)	wrongdoing (noun)
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
an act causing pain or damage	departure from what is ethically acceptable
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness