The difference between Deception and Imposition

When used as nouns, deception means an instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy, whereas imposition means the act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.


check bellow for the other definitions of Deception and Imposition

  1. Deception as a noun:

    An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

  1. Imposition as a noun:

    The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.

  2. Imposition as a noun:

    That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.

  3. Imposition as a noun:

    An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception put or laid on others.

  4. Imposition as a noun (printing):

    Arrangement of a printed product's pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.

  5. Imposition as a noun (religion):

    A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.

  6. Imposition as a noun (UK):

    A task imposed on a student as punishment.