imposition — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

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2. An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.

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   Examples

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   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.

   He expunges his own anguish at his diagnosis with HIV and the impositions that have claimed his freedom.

3. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.

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4. A trick or deception put or laid on others.

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5. 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.

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6. A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.

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7. A task imposed on a student as punishment.

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   Synonyms

   impot

Noun

1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

   Synonyms

   infliction

   Broader terms

   enforcement

2. an uncalled-for burden

   Broader terms

   burdenloadencumbranceincumbranceonus

   Examples

   he listened but resented the imposition