how to pronounce imposition

/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/

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imposition is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of imposition in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… be part of it isn't an imposition it's a …”

meaning of imposition

Imposition is the act of forcing something on someone.

imposition frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word imposition occurs in english on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics imposition can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that imposition can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;