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imposition — the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 강요, 부과, 부담을 주는 것

Korean pronunciation: 임-퍼-지-션 (강세: 지)

Example Sentences

  • My mother-in-law's surprise visit felt like a huge imposition during my exam week.
  • The government's imposition of a midnight curfew sparked widespread protests.
  • Sorry for the imposition, but could you feed my cat while I'm away?

imposition

NOUN

//ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən//

the action or process of imposing something or of being imposed

imposition concept
💡 Concept

Boss forcefully imposing extra work

imposition rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Forced position ruins natural composition

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixim--
Rootpos
Suffix--tion

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, '위에 놓다, 부과하다'라는 의미의 'imponere'에서 발전했습니다. 마치 무거운 짐을 누군가 위에 올려놓는 것처럼 부담을 지우는 개념이죠.

🎵Rhyme

positioncompositiondisposition
position
composition
disposition

🔗Collocations

tax imposition
unfair imposition
impose an imposition
avoid imposition
feel like an imposition
without imposition

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mother-in-law's surprise visit felt like a huge imposition during my exam week.”

“The government's imposition of a midnight curfew sparked widespread protests.”

“Sorry for the imposition, but could you feed my cat while I'm away?”

😄 Fun example

“The teacher's imposition of a 10-page essay as punishment made the whole class groan.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

burdendemandrequirementobligationencumbrance

Antonyms

freedomchoiceoption

Related

imposeimposingimpose upontaxduty

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