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burden

/ burden /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an onerous or difficult concern
"the burden of responsibility"
"that''s a load off my mind"
Type of:
concern worry headache
Kinds of:
dead weight fardel imposition pill
Derived:
charge saddle
noun Sense 2
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
Type of:
idea thought
verb Sense 3
weight down with a load
Opposites:
unburden disburden
Type of:
charge
Kinds of:
overburden plumb saddle
Derived:
weight burthen load loading
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 4
weight to be borne or conveyed
Type of:
weight
Kinds of:
burthen dead load live load superload millstone
Derived:
burthen weight weight down load lade
noun Sense 5
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Type of:
meaning significance signification
verb Sense 6
impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
"He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
Type of:
command require compel
Kinds of:
overburden bear down overwhelm deluge flood out
Derived:
load encumbrance incumbrance onus mission
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

concern worry headache dead weight fardel imposition pill idea thought charge overburden plumb