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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The power to restrict immigration and peaceful visitors impinge on Americans’ ability, and sometimes the very right, to trade.
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
The school counters that the government has no right to impinge on its academic freedom and independence, especially its emphasis on diversity and tolerance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Outside events are not meant to impinge on it at all.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Early voting in the Democratic mayoral primary starts in just 52 days, so wouldn’t charges against Cuomo now impinge on that election?
Bondi, of course, may not be consistent and may choose to bring a case against Cuomo.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
The school counters that the government has no right to impinge on its academic freedom and independence, especially its emphasis on diversity and tolerance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
Outside events are not meant to impinge on it at all.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Early voting in the Democratic mayoral primary starts in just 52 days, so wouldn’t charges against Cuomo now impinge on that election?
Bondi, of course, may not be consistent and may choose to bring a case against Cuomo.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Impinge on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impinge%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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