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Imposition

/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/
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(noun) The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

I wouldn't want to be an imposition.
Is to reason and to be mistaken, an imposition?
CEFR Practice Quiz
I apologize if my sudden visit is an ____ on your very busy weekend schedule.

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