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Definitions for Imposition

[1] the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
[2] something imposed, as a burden or duty; an unusual or extraordinarily burdensome requirement or task.
[3] the act of imposing by or as if by authority.
[4] an instance of imposing upon a person: He did the favor but considered the request an imposition.
[5] the act of imposing fraudulently or deceptively on others; imposture.
[6] the ceremonial laying on of hands, as in confirmation or ordination.
[7] Printing . the arrangement of page plates in proper order on a press for printing a signature.
[8] the act of putting, placing, or laying on.
[9] the act of imposing
[10] something that is imposed unfairly on someone
[11] (in Britain) a task set as a school punishment
[12] the arrangement of pages for printing so that the finished work will have its pages in the correct order

Words related to Imposition

intrusion, stratagem, fraud, trickery, hypocrisy, trick, hoax, cheating, hocus-pocus, artifice, craftiness, imposture, illusion, con, dissimulation, duty, presumption, levy, pain, constraint

Words nearby Imposition

importunity, impose, impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition, impossibility, impossible, impossible figure, impost, impost block

Origin of Imposition

1325–75; Middle English imposicioun < Late Latin impositiōn- (stem of impositiō ), equivalent to imposit(us ) past participle of impōnere to place upon, impose (im- im-1 + posi-, variant stem of pōnere to put + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Imposition

non·im·po·si·tion , noun
pre·im·po·si·tion , noun
re·im·po·si·tion , noun

Synonyms for Imposition

artifice, cheating, con, craftiness, dissimulation, fraud, hoax, hocus-pocus, hypocrisy, illusion, imposture, stratagem, trick, trickery