impositions
Unfair requests made
Impositions are burdens or demands placed on someone, often unwelcome ones.
The word carries a sense of being put upon—asked to do something inconvenient or unfair: I hope this isn't too much of an imposition.
In formal contexts, an imposition may be something officially imposed, like a tax or penalty: the imposition of sanctions.
The plural often emphasizes repeated or multiple demands on one's time, patience, or resources.
Measure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
- onusResponsibility one bears
hardship · obligation · duty · responsibility · millstone · albatross · yoke · inconvenience
Compulsory government charge
assessment · tithe · tribute · surcharge · fee · charge · tax burden
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- ultimatumNon-negotiable final terms
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
condition · prerequisite · command · dictate · decree · exaction · compulsion · coercion
Gradual intrusion on territory
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
meddling · boundary violation · infringement · presumption · uninvited · impertinence · pushiness · nosiness
weight
Measure of heaviness
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
- loadCarried weight or burden
- strainExcessive stretching force
onus · hardship · obligation · duty · responsibility · millstone · albatross · yoke · inconvenience · affliction
levy
Compulsory government charge
toll · assessment · tithe · tribute · surcharge · fee · charge · tax burden
requirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- ultimatumNon-negotiable final terms
stipulation · condition · prerequisite · command · dictate · decree · exaction · compulsion · coercion · enforcement
encroachment
Gradual intrusion on territory
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
overstepping · meddling · boundary violation · infringement · presumption · uninvited · impertinence · pushiness · nosiness · overstaying
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- constraintsconstraint, limits, restrictions, deadline, restraints
- mandatesmandates, edicts, decrees, dictates, directives
impositionsgifts
Items freely given
blessings · favors · benefits · privileges · boons
impositionsinvitations
Requests to attend
welcomes · permissions · courtesies · considerations · offers