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Detailed Synonyms for burden in English

burden:

burden verbe

  1. burden
    to aggravate; burden
  2. burden
    burden; to saddle up
  3. burden
    – impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to 1
    to charge; burden; to saddle
    – impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to 1
    • charge verbe (charges, charged, charging)
      • He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend1
    • burden verbe
    • saddle verbe (saddles, saddled, saddling)
  4. burden
    – weight down with a load 1
    burden; weight; weight down; burthen
    – weight down with a load 1

burden [the ~] nom

  1. the burden
    the burden; the stress
  2. the burden
    the burden; the weight
  3. the burden
    the burden
  4. the burden
    – weight to be borne or conveyed 1
    the burden; the load; the loading
    – weight to be borne or conveyed 1
  5. the burden
    – an onerous or difficult concern 1
    the burden; the load; the encumbrance; the onus; the incumbrance
    – an onerous or difficult concern 1
  6. the burden
    – the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse 1
    the burden
    – the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse 1
  7. the burden
    – the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work 1
    the core; the burden; the effect; the essence; the gist
    – the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work 1

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Related Definitions for "burden":

  1. weight to be borne or conveyed1
  2. an onerous or difficult concern1
    • the burden of responsibility1
  3. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse1
  4. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work1
  5. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to1
  6. weight down with a load1

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