"burden" Definition

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Word: [noun] burden (weight to be borne or conveyed)

Synonyms: loading

Word: [noun] burden (an onerous or difficult concern)

Synonyms: load

Example: The burden of responsibility

Word: [noun] burden (the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse)

Word: [noun] burden (the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)

Synonyms: core

Word: [verb] burden (to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to)

Synonyms: charge

Example: The commander burdened their junior officers with paperwork.

Word: [verb] burden (to weigh down with a load)

Synonyms: burthen

Example: They burdened the pack mule with extra supplies.