NOUN | act | infliction, imposition | the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) |
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act | infliction | an act causing pain or damage | |
cognition | infliction, annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass | something or someone that causes trouble |
Sounds | ihnflih'kshahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo). | |
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Synonym | imposition | |
Category | tax, taxation, revenue enhancement | Charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government |
Narrower | protection, trade protection | The imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic / domestic industry against foreign competition |
regimentation | The imposition of order or discipline | |
reimposition | imposition again | |
taxation | The imposition of taxes | |
Broader | enforcement | The act of enforcing |
Spanish | imposición | |
Catalan | imposició |
Meaning | An act causing pain or damage. | |
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Broader | wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus | Activity that transgresses moral or civil law |
Spanish | imposición | |
Catalan | imposició | |
Verbs | inflict | impose something unpleasant |
Meaning | Something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. | |
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Example | "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" | |
Synonyms | annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the neck, pain in the ass | |
Narrower | irritant, thorn | Something that causes irritation and annoyance |
nuisance | (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers / endangers life and health or is offensive | |
plague | An annoyance | |
Broader | negative stimulus | A stimulus with undesirable consequences |
Spanish | aburrimiento, fastidio, irritación, joroba, lata, macanazo, molestia, molienda, puñeta | |
Catalan | destorb, enuig, enutjament, molèstia, nosa, tabarra |
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