I wouldn't want to be an imposition.
Source: tatoeba (2018831)
Imposition
//ɪm.pəˈzɪʃən//
Synonyms for "imposition" (214 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Strong matches (64)
direct taxdisadvantagedishonestydisservicedodgedraftdraindraughtdraughtsmandraughtydummydutyembarrassmentencroachmentencumbranceenforcementenforcingentranceentrenchmentexaction
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extortionextortionate demandfamiliarityfishy transactionflamflimflamfraudfraudulencefraudulencyfreightfurnituregalley chasegerrymanderinggraduated taxationgraftgreat wronggrievancegriftgross injusticegypgyp jointhamperhandicapheavy demandhot-metal typesettinghubrisillicit businessimpedimentimpedimentaimpingementimpostimpostureimposureinconvenienceincursionindentindirect taxinfiltrationinflicting
Related words (107)
inflictioninfluxinfringementinjectioninjuryinjusticeinroadinsinuationinsistent demandinterferenceinterjectioninterlopinginterpositioninterposureinterruptionintertypeinterventionintroductionintrusioninvasion
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irruptionjoint returnjustificationlawlessnesslaying onlayoutlevylibertieslibertyliberty abusedlicenselicentiousnessline of typelinotypeloadloadinglumbermiscarriage of justicemisusemonotypenonnegotiable demandnoticeobtrusiononusorderoutragepackpenaltyphotocompositionphotosettingphototypesetterphototypesetting machineplacementplacingpresumptionpresumptuousnessprogressive taxpromulgationquoinracketrampratableraw dealrequirementrequisitionrushrush orderscamseparate returnssettingsingle taxslugsupertaxsurtaxswindletaxtax basetax dodgingtax evasiontax exemptiontax returntax structuretax withholdingtax-exempt statustaxable incometaxationtaxingtithetolltrespasstrespassingtributetroubletypesettingtypesetting machineultimatumundue libertyunlawful entrywarningweightwhite elephantwithholding taxwrong
Noun(4 words)
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3 entriesderived
3 entrieshas context
4 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
47 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- възлагане noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
- домашно за наказание noun (school: task imposed as punishment)
- налагане noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
- налог noun (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined)
Dutch
1 entries- strafwerk noun (school: task imposed as punishment)
Finnish
4 entries- arkkiasemointi noun (arrangement of pages on printing sheet)
- asemointi noun (arrangement of pages on printing sheet)
- asettaminen noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
- huijaus noun (an unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation)
German
4 entries- Belästigung noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
- Bürde noun (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined)
- Handauflegen noun (religion: laying on of hands)
- Strafarbeit noun (school: task imposed as punishment)
Hungarian
4 entries- belövés noun (arrangement of pages on printing sheet)
- büntetési feladat noun (school: task imposed as punishment)
- büntetőfeladat noun (school: task imposed as punishment)
- előírás noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
Indonesian
1 entries- imposisi noun (arrangement of pages on printing sheet)
Italian
4 entries- imbroglio noun (an unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation)
- imposizione noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
- imposizione noun (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined)
- imposizione noun (religion: laying on of hands)
Māori
1 entries- uruhanga noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
Norwegian
1 entries- (pålagt) byrde noun (that which is imposed, levied, or enjoined)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- rukopolaganje noun (religion: laying on of hands)
Spanish
1 entries- imposición noun (act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
On August 3, 2010, President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduces the disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine required to trigger certain penalties in the federal system, including imposition of mandatory minimum sentences.
Source: tatoeba (3651311)
Obligation means to be unable not to do something because of material necessity, practical need, moral law, or the imposition of someone else's desires.
Source: tatoeba (6055607)
The elders say: a guest for a day is welcome; a guest for two days is a burden; one who stays for longer than that must be made to understand that he is an imposition.
Source: tatoeba (8261624)
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