imposition.
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
Meaning & usage
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
A trick or deception put or laid on others.
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.
A task imposed on a student as punishment.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.