imposition
noun
[ ɪmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed.
• "the imposition of martial law"
Similar:
imposing,
foisting,
forcing,
inflicting,
obtruding,
pressing,
levying,
charging,
exacting,
application,
applying,
enforcement,
enforcing,
setting,
establishment,
fixing,
laying,
introduction,
institution,
decreeing,
ordainment,
enactment,
promulgation,
slapping,
clapping,
• a thing that is imposed, in particular an unfair or unwelcome demand or burden.
• "I'd like to see you, if that wouldn't be too much of an imposition"
Similar:
burden,
load,
onus,
encumbrance,
strain,
demand,
pressure,
charge,
bother,
worry,
hassle,
• the imposing of pages of type.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin impositio(n- ), from the verb imponere (see impose).
