impinge on/upon sb/sth
— phrasal verb with impinge uk/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/us/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/verb
to have an effect on something, often causing problems by limiting it in some way:
The government's spending limits will seriously impinge on the education budget.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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impingement
noun [ C or U ] uk/ɪmˈpɪndʒ.mənt//ɪmˈpɪndʒ.mənt/
He resented any impingement on his academic freedom.