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Meaning of 'imposition' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Imposition [ n.]
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge; burden; injunction; tax.
- An extra exercise enjoined on students as a punishment.
- An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture.
- The act of laying on the hands as a religious ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.
- The act or process of imosing pages or columns of type. See Impose, v. t., 4.

Meaning of 'imposition' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . imposition [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an uncalled-for burden
Example in sentence:
  • he listened but resented the imposition

Nearby Words:

imp imp-pole impacable impackment impact impacted impacting impaction impaint impair

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