imposition
Something that bothers someone because it asks too much of them.
An unreasonable or inconvenient demand on someone’s time, effort, money, or patience.
The act of making people follow a new rule or pay a new tax.
The act or process of officially forcing something to be accepted, especially a rule, tax, duty, or penalty.
A tax or rule that someone makes you accept.
A rule, tax, duty, or other requirement that has been officially imposed.
A trick that fools someone.
A dishonest trick or deception that makes someone believe something untrue or accept something unfair.
In printing, placing pages on a sheet in the right order.
In printing, the arrangement of pages on a sheet so that they appear in the correct order after folding, cutting, and binding.
- Base: imposition
- Plural: imposition, impositions
feel like an imposition
1feel you are bothering someone
To feel bad because you think you are causing trouble for someone.
- I didn’t want to call again—I was starting to feel like an imposition.
- She stayed in a hotel because she didn’t want to feel like an imposition on her relatives.
- When you’re recovering, it’s easy to feel like an imposition even when people are glad to help.
- I feel like an imposition when I ask for help.
- He felt like an imposition on his friends.
it’s no imposition.
1it’s no trouble for me
You say this to mean “I don’t mind doing it.”
- “Thanks for picking me up.” “It’s no imposition—happy to help.”
- If you need a place to stay, it’s no imposition.
- Please ask if you’re stuck; it’s no imposition at all.
- It’s no imposition—I can help you.
- It’s no imposition to drive you home.