burden

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burden Definition

• (n) an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that''s a load off my mind"
• (n) weight to be borne or conveyed
• (n) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
• (n) the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
• (v) weight down with a load
• (v) impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

burden Synonyms

• burden
• burthen
• charge
• core
• effect
• encumbrance
• essence
• gist
• incumbrance
• load
• loading
• onus
• saddle
• weight
• weight down