Spanish Conversation · Level 34
75 words
Spanish word
imposición
Pronunciation
IPA/imposiˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounimposition
Example
No acepto la imposición de tus ideas.
I don't accept the imposition of your ideas.
More examples
No soportan la imposición de horarios estrictos en el trabajo.
They cannot tolerate the imposition of strict schedules at work.
Core concept
The act of making someone accept duties, rules, or ideas against their will.
Common phrases
la imposición de horarios
imposition of schedules
la imposición de castigos
imposition of punishments
Similar words
presión: Sustained pressure or influence that pushes someone to change behavior or decisions.
coacción: Use of violence, threats, or intimidation to make someone comply.
exigencia: A firm, insistent demand that requires someone to do something.
obligación: A duty created by law, rule, or promise that someone must fulfill.
Definition in Spanish
Acción de obligar a alguien a aceptar ideas, normas u obligaciones sin su consentimiento, usada con frecuencia en sentido negativo.
Word origin
Derived from Latin imponere ('to put upon') and mediated by medieval Latin impositio, which names the act of placing something on another and hence imposing obligations.
Usage tips
- Frequently appears with verbs like imponer and aceptar and is often followed by de to name what is imposed (for example, 'la imposición de normas'), and it signals criticism rather than a neutral fact.
Other meanings
- taxationnoun
Opposites
- autonomíaautonomynoun
- flexibilidadflexibilitynoun