imposition
/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.19 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: imposicioun, imposicion
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- British English: /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage