interposition

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noun

The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

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interjectioninterpolationinterpellationintervention
OriginMiddle English interposicion ← Old French interposicion ← Latin interpositio →
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Meanings

nouninterposition (countable and uncountable, plural interpositions)

plural interpositions

  1. countableuncountableThe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.

    “True, true,” cried Mr. Knightley, with most ready interposition—“very true […]”

    1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 12, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC
    2 more examples

    […] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […]

    1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 9, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume I, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book V, page 252

    As he spoke, he tried to catch the remnant of the paper, but was too late—Lady Anne's eye had been more accurate than to admit such an interposition;...

    1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 72
  2. countableuncountableThe thing interposed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts

Similar
interjectioninterpolationinterpellation
Broader
breakinterruptiondisruption

nounthe act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

Similar
intervention
Broader
placementlocationlocating
Also see
interjectioninterpellationinterpolationintervention

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latininterpositio
  2. Old Frenchinterposicion
  3. Middle Englishinterposicion
  4. Englishinterposition

From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio.

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Translations

Bulgarian вмъкване
  • вмъкване (vmăkvane)the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
Catalan interposició
  • interposicióthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
French interposition
  • interpositionthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
German Einfügen, Einwerfen
  • Einfügenthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
  • Einwerfenthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
  • Einflechtenthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
  • Zwischenschaltenthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
  • Einfügungthe thing interposed
  • Einschaltungthe thing interposed
  • Zwischenschaltungthe thing interposed
  • Vermittlungthe thing interposed
Italian interposizione
  • interposizionethe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
Polish wstawienie, wstawka
  • wstawieniethe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
  • wstawkathe thing interposed
Portuguese interposição
  • interposiçãothe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
Spanish interposición
  • interposiciónthe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed
Cite this entry
APA

interposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interposition

MLA

“interposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interposition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interposition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interposition.

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