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    burden
    /ˈbəːdn/

    noun

    verb

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  2. BURDEN definition: 1. a heavy load that you carry: 2. something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or…. Learn more.

  3. 1. a. : something that is carried : load. dropped his burden of firewood. b. : duty, responsibility. forced to bear the burden of caring for her aging parents. lowering the tax burden on the middle class. 2. : something oppressive or worrisome. a heavy burden of guilt. was a huge financial burden on his family. 3. a.

  4. BURDEN meaning: 1. a heavy load that you carry: 2. something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or…. Learn more.

  5. noun. that which is carried; load: a horse's burden of rider and pack. that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership. Synonyms: impediment, encumbrance, weight. Nautical. the weight of a ship's cargo. the carrying capacity of a ship.

  6. 1. countable noun. If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work. The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt. [ + of] They don't go around with the burdens of the world on their shoulders the whole time.

  7. a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work. to bear/carry/ease/reduce/share the burden. the burden (of something) The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state. burden on somebody the heavy tax burden on working people.

  8. Burden is one of those words that doubles as a noun and a verb. Defined as something you carry or withstand with much difficulty when used as a noun, and as the act of weighing down, overloading, or oppressing when used as a verb, it’s a word with a negative charge.

  9. BURDEN definition: 1. something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about: 2. to give someone…. Learn more.

  10. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).

  11. burden meaning, definition, what is burden: something difficult or worrying that you...: Learn more.