impinge on/upon

phrasal verb

impinged on/upon; impinging on/upon; impinges on/upon

formal

: to affect (something) in a way that is unwanted : to have a bad effect on (something)

Her work is impinging on her social life.

The government wants to avoid impinging upon the affairs of private citizens.

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Routine and cliché, frustration and anger, despair and fatigue weigh heavily on the dispossessed, and impinge on the relationship at the movie’s center. —

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024 The Association of the Descendants of Gustave Eiffel argued in a lengthy statement Sunday that the move would both ruin the simplicity of the structure’s design and impinge on its neutrality. —

Nancy Ing, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024 Powerful foreign militaries obviously impinge on national security, but other threats do, as well. —

Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024 Evan Williams The sloping rear can impinge on headroom for some. —

Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for impinge on/upon

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