noun
imposition
im-puh-ZISH-un/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃn/
The placing of an obligation or burden on someone.
The unexpected luggage is an imposition on the exhausted host with unfinished chores.
Etymology
To impose was to lay a duty or obligation on someone. Imposition names that act or its result, especially a demand or intrusion experienced as an unfair burden.
In context
it struck me that formulas are a kind of information transmission it's an authoritative imposition as this is the way you have to write and it requires your compliance
More examples
- I hope staying another night isn't an imposition.
- Residents protest the imposition of strict parking rules.
- She resents these constant impositions on her time.
Forms
imposition · impositions
impose verb — To force someone to accept a burden.
Similar words
- burden
- Names the difficulty itself, not the act of imposing.
- demand
- Emphasizes an insistent request rather than the burden it creates.
- obligation
- Emphasizes a duty, whether willingly accepted or not.