Imposition vs Intrusion - What's the difference?
imposition | intrusion |
The act of imposing]], laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, [[obtrude, obtruding, and the like.
That which is imposed, levied]], or [[enjoin, enjoined.
An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.
(printing) 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.
(religion) A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
(UK) A task imposed on a student as punishment.
The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
* He viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion .
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(geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.
As nouns the difference between imposition and intrusion
is that imposition is the act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like while intrusion is the forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.imposition
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(wikipedia imposition) (en noun)Synonyms
* (act of imposing and the like) imposure, infliction, obtrusion * burden, charge, enjoinder, injunction, tax * cheating, deception, delusion, fraud, imposture, trickReferences
* *intrusion
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(en noun)citation, passage=The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty.}}