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   burden

   /ˈbəːdn/

   noun

   • 1. a load, typically a heavy one. Similar loadcargofreightweightchargepackbundleparcel
   • ▪ a duty or misfortune that causes worry, hardship, or distress: "the tax burden on low-wage earners" Similar responsibilityonuschargedutyobligationliabilitytroublecareproblemworryanxietytribulationafflictiontrialdifficultymisfortunestrainstressencumbrancemillstonecross to bearalbatrossarchaic:cumber
   • ▪ the main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task: "the burden of establishing that the authority had misused its powers rests upon the prosecution"
   • ▪ a ship's carrying capacity; tonnage: "the schooner Wyoming, of about 6,000 tons burden"
   • 2. the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument. Similar gistsubstancedriftimplicationintentionthrustmeaningsignificancesignificationsenseessencethesisimportpurporttenormessagespirit
   • 3. the refrain or chorus of a song. archaic

   verb

   • 1. load heavily: "she walked forwards burdened with a wooden box" Similar loadweightchargeweigh downencumberhamperoverloadoverburdenrare:trammel
   • ▪ cause (someone) worry, hardship, or distress: "they were not yet burdened with adult responsibility" Similar oppresstroublecause trouble tocause suffering toworrybesetbotherharassdisturbupsetdepressget someone downdistressgrievehauntnagtormentharrowafflictstrainstresstaxoverwhelmperturbplaguebedevil

   Word Origin Old Englishbyrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to bear1.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   Synonyms for BURDEN: load, loading, payload, cargo, weight, freight, haul, lading; Antonyms of BURDEN: relief, grace, exemption, ease, discharge, stay, waiver, release

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   Sense: Noun: anything hard to support or endure. Synonyms: trouble, trial, worry, hardship, weight, load, heavy load, difficulty, responsibility, cross to bear, encumbrance, care, strain, thorn, imposition, millstone, impediment, inconvenience, misfortune, affliction, duty, bitter pill, yoke, guilty conscience. Antonyms:

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