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Noun
▲
A misfortune or affliction that causes worry, hardship, or distress
worry
affliction
anxiety
strain
liability
stress
albatross
difficulty
encumbrance
millstone
misfortune
problem
weight
grievance
sorrow
tribulation
drain
punishment
yoke
thorn in one's side
trouble
trial
hardship
adversity
misery
load
torment
hassle
pain
ordeal
more ❯
“He struggled to cope with the guilt that had become a lifelong burden on his conscience.”
Noun
▲
A duty or responsibility, especially one that requires some effort or trouble to carry out
responsibility
trouble
charge
duty
obligation
onus
trial
incumbency
office
care
commitment
devoir
imperative
need
accountability
concern
hardship
task
tax
work
cross to bear
Herculean task
excess baggage
job
role
assignment
function
mission
business
engagement
more ❯
“The burden of being a role model was one he embraced with great spirit.”
Noun
▲
That which hinders progress or one's ability to proceed
hindrance
encumbrance
impediment
obstacle
barrier
block
obstruction
restraint
restriction
curb
drag
handicap
inconvenience
inhibition
interference
limitation
trammel
deadweight
hitch
impedance
interruption
clog
cramp
crimp
millstone
prevention
weary load
ball and chain
hurdle
bar
more ❯
“These constant emails are becoming a burden on my ability to get on with some actual work.”
Noun
▲
A (typically heavy) load
load
weight
cargo
freight
haul
encumbrance
payload
bundle
pack
charge
consignment
loading
draughtUK
draftUS
lading
bale
parcel
tonnage
shipment
goods
contents
delivery
freightage
merchandise
shipload
boatload
truckload
lorryload
containerload
batch
more ❯
“The trees were laden with a burden of snow during the cold winter days.”
Noun
▲
The main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument
gist
drift
essence
substance
implication
intention
meaning
sense
significance
signification
thesis
thrust
import
message
purport
spirit
tenor
core
pith
point
meat
nub
heart
theme
matter
marrow
crux
nitty-gritty
kernel
bottom line
more ❯
“The burden of his speech was to the effect that Maslova had hypnotized him.”
Noun
▲
(rare) A part of a song which is repeated
chorus
refrain
strain
bob
hook
undersong
motif
line
ritornelle
reprise
theme
recurrent verse
“No human eye beheld the smile that wreathed her lips while they breathed the oft-repeated burden of the hymn.”
Noun
▲
A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance
nuisance
bother
annoyance
pest
hassle
vexation
irritant
aggravation
headache
inconvenience
trial
pain
exasperation
peeve
bugbear
trouble
irritation
botheration
frustration
irk
plague
drag
ruffle
aggro
thorn
rub
nark
nudnik
menace
skelf
nyaff
blister
gall
pill
infliction
nag
drip
besetment
terror
creep
botherment
bum
obstacle
offenceUK
offenseUS
pester
pesterer
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
pain in the backside
pain in the rear
hair shirt
source of annoyance
fair cow
source of irritation
more ❯
Noun
▲
The consequences or negative results of a thing or event
brunt
force
pressure
shock
strain
stress
thrust
violence
effect
impetus
consequence
impact
repercussion
full force
mark
influence
bearing
weight
imprint
impingement
footprint
significance
ramification
result
control
sway
impression
load
backlash
fallout
more ❯
Noun
▲
The state or quality of having a great weight
preponderancy
weight
adiposity
avoirdupois
ballast
bulk
density
G-factor
gravity
gross
heft
heftiness
load
mass
measurement
net
ponderosity
ponderousness
poundage
pressure
substance
tonnage
massiveness
weightiness
thickness
denseness
heaviness
solidity
Noun
▲
Oppression, or something that is oppressive or restrictive, typically figuratively
yoke
servitude
bondage
enslavement
thrall
subjugation
slavery
vassalage
thralldom
subjection
serfdom
thraldom
servility
peonage
oppression
helotry
bonds
chains
domination
fetters
tyranny
shackles
hegemony
repression
service
chain
ligament
ligature
nexus
serfhood
more ❯
Noun
▲
A tax, fee, or fine that has been levied
levy
tax
assessment
duty
imposition
impost
fee
tariff
toll
exaction
excise
tithe
customs
dues
mulct
payment
taxation
charge
custom
rates
rate
price
cost
expense
contribution
tab
outlay
figure
amount
damage
more ❯
Noun
▲
A cost to one's operation or business
overhead
cost
expense
charge
outlay
fee
price
payment
bill
expenditure
tab
upkeep
amount
figure
levy
budget
damage
depreciation
rent
disbursement
incidental
outgoing
outgo
incidental expense
worth
rate
tariff
value
fare
toll
more ❯
Verb
▲
To load, or be loaded, heavily with
load
encumber
overwhelm
saddle
strain
trammel
laden
lumber
weight
freight
lade
pile
charge
crush
cumber
hamper
handicap
yoke
hinder
impede
overburden
overload
snow
weigh down
dump on
make heavy
snow under
bear down on
saddle with
tax
more ❯
“Ford carried the saddle on his own back rather than burden the horse with it.”
Verb
▲
To cause sadness, distress or anxiety to
worry
bother
depress
sadden
trouble
afflict
beset
deject
disturb
harass
tax
upset
vex
distress
grieve
harrow
haunt
inconvenience
nag
oppress
strain
stress
torment
bedevil
dash
incommode
perturb
plague
press
try
overcharge
bum out
get down
cause suffering to
cause trouble to
weigh down
dish it out
dish out
give it to
stick it to
more ❯
“I feel terrible having to burden you with more bad news.”
Verb
▲
To bother or cause inconvenience to
inconvenience
trouble
disturb
bother
discommode
disoblige
incommode
disrupt
hassle
disadvantage
heavy
discommodate
put out
impose on
give trouble
hang up
cause someone difficulty
make it tough
be a nuisance to
be a problem to
give someone bother
put to trouble
give a hard time
put in a spot
put on the spot
make someone go out of his way
cause inconvenience to
impose upon
create difficulties for
harass
more ❯
Verb
▲
To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work
overwork
exploit
oppress
overtax
drive
overburden
sweat
tax
wear out
drive too hard
be a slave-driver
be a hard taskmaster
be a slave driver
impose on
drive into the ground
put upon
abuse
Verb
▲
To act as an impediment or burden to
handicap
hinder
hamper
impede
inhibit
obstruct
encumber
trammel
cramp
curb
check
restrict
fetter
stymie
shackle
hobble
hamstring
block
clog
retard
manacle
handcuff
constrain
embarrass
limit
cripple
bridle
curtail
bork
disadvantage
impair
sideline
hold back
interfere with
hold up
hog-tie
short-circuit
tie up
put at a disadvantage
place at a disadvantage
give disadvantage
take out
put out of commission
more ❯
Verb
▲
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
entrust
commission
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
delegate
assign
charge
consign
endow
grant
trust
invest
task
depute
give
saddle
tax
devolve
encumber
vouchsafe
confer on
bestow on
vest in
give responsibility for
hand over
turn over
give into the care of
give into the charge of
give into the custody of
put into the hands of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
weary
tire
drain
fatigue
tax
debilitate
exhaust
sap
enervate
overtax
overtire
bush
devitalize
frazzle
incapacitate
knacker
outwear
overwork
plague
shatter
sink
strain
tire out
wear
whack
break
bust
drowse
enfeeble
jade
poop
prostrate
weaken
droop
fade
fail
flag
glut
kill
oppress
pain
weigh
wear out
cause ennui
grow tired
burn out
knock out
do in
tucker out
wash out
wear down
wear to a frazzle
make tired
take it out of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To supply or fill to excess
glut
flood
saturate
stuff
clog
inundate
overfill
overload
choke
cram
deluge
oversupply
gorge
supersaturate
surfeit
fill
swamp
congest
cram full
load
overstock
overwhelm
pack
fill to excess
sate
satiate
engulf
overrun
satisfy
bury
more ❯
Verb
▲
To obligate to do something
force
compel
drive
make
pressure
coerce
constrain
oblige
press
impel
necessitate
dragoon
pressuriseUK
pressurizeUS
railroad
strong-arm
browbeat
obligate
overcome
push
steamroller
urge
blackjack
bludgeon
bully
cause
charge
impress
menace
muscle
sandbag
terroriseUK
terrorizeUS
bulldoze
command
demand
enforce
foist
impose
occasion
order
apply
bind
blackmail
choke
concuss
conscript
contract
enjoin
insist
move
obtrude
require
urge by force
use duress on
use force on
exert force on
bear down
bring pressure to bear on
pin down
put the bite on
tighten the screws on
twist someone's arm
bear hard on
press-gang
put screws to
put squeeze on
use strong-arm tactics on
put the squeeze on
put the screws on
bring pressure to bear upon
force one's hand
more ❯
Idiom
▲
Series of trials
broken road
adversity
difficulty
hardship
trial
trials and tribulations
tribulation
ordeal
problem
setback
test
tragedy
trouble
worry
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