interposition means the act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Why “interposition” is a great word
INTERPOSITION — [Noun] The act or state of being placed or coming between things or people. From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio, from interponere ("to place between"), from inter- ("between") + ponere ("to place"). First attested in the late 14th century. Unlike "intervention," which implies active involvement to alter a situation, or "mediation," which denotes a formal process of negotiation, interposition is the fundamental, often physical, geometry of separation. It is the mountain range standing between two nations, the bodyguard stepping into a line of sight, or the brief, insulating silence between question and answer—the quiet architecture upon which all barriers, and all respite, are built.
noun
- The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.“[…] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […]”
- The thing interposed.