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imposition
- /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/ US, UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio.
noun impositions
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The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
Similar: imposure, infliction, obtrusion
- An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation. They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.
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That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
Similar: burden, charge, enjoinder, injunction, tax
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A trick or deception put or laid on others.
Similar: cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture, trick
- Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
- A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
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A task imposed on a student as punishment.
Similar: impot
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: infliction, coercion, impose, enforcement, coercive, diktat, duress, subjugation, punishment, penalty, conviction, criminalization, subjection, compulsion, use, application
Translations
Every language
noun act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like
| Español | imposición |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zumutung, Belästigung |
| Italiano | imposizione, obbligo |
| العربية | فَرْض farḍ |
noun religion: laying on of hands
| Deutsch | Handauflegen |
|---|---|
| Italiano | imposizione |
noun that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined
| Deutsch | Zumutung, Bürde |
|---|---|
| Italiano | imposizione |
noun school: task imposed as punishment
| Deutsch | Strafarbeit |
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| Italiano | punizione |
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