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Noun
A misfortune or affliction that causes worry, hardship, or distress
A duty or responsibility, especially one that requires some effort or trouble to carry out
That which hinders progress or one's ability to proceed
A (typically heavy) load
The main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument
(
rare
)
A part of a song which is repeated
A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance
The consequences or negative results of a thing or event
The state or quality of having a great weight
Oppression, or something that is oppressive or restrictive, typically figuratively
A tax, fee, or fine that has been levied
A cost to one's operation or business
Verb
To load, or be loaded, heavily with
To cause sadness, distress or anxiety to
To bother or cause inconvenience to
To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work
To act as an impediment or burden to
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
To supply or fill to excess
To obligate to do something
Idiom
Series of trials
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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
distress
cross
cross to bear
calamity
blow
suffering
setback
pressure
torture
headache
woe
tragedy
drag
nuisance
misadventure
catastrophe
mishap
curse
trauma
grief
disaster
inconvenience
reverse
travail
bane
bother
agony
annoyance
accident
anguish
nightmare
vexation
imposition
labour
UK
labor
US
tax
plague
bummer
discomfort
failure
bad luck
crunch
stroke of bad luck
toil
bad news
scourge
hindrance
issue
grind
visitation
chore
mischance
test
tension
travails
vicissitude
crucible
task
responsibility
pest
gauntlet
upset
disadvantage
disappointment
ill fortune
drudgery
oppression
demand
onus
tough luck
complication
heartache
wretchedness
obligation
blight
cataclysm
debacle
infelicity
contretemps
rotten luck
rigor
US
downer
straits
heartbreak
fire
ball and chain
duty
rigour
UK
charge
harm
shock
gantlet
loss
casualty
disquiet
unpleasantness
bad break
unluck
dole
obstacle
cumber
nemesis
uphill battle
care
hell
pickle
deadweight
thorn in the flesh
ill luck
job
bitter pill
sadness
shackle
impediment
hard luck
hard time
hard work
tall order
difficult task
evil
reversal of fortune
hell on earth
haplessness
disquietude
drawback
menace
irritation
unluckiness
downside
beast
obstruction
struggle
predicament
unfortunateness
destitution
crisis
exigency
hazard
killer
concern
scrape
challenge
untowardness
angst
unhappiness
privation
dread
plight
bear
nervousness
knock
ruin
jam
botheration
apprehensiveness
agitation
fear
ruination
perplexity
worriment
severe test
lack
excruciation
buffet
ill-fortune
hard times
pain in the rear
pain in the backside
pain in the neck
pain in the bum
tough grind
tough assignment
trials and tribulations
nervous tension
can of worms
millstone round one's neck
no picnic
dire straits
unease
hard knocks
dilemma
battle
cancer
handicap
canker
infliction
minus
undoing
difficulties
demands
pestilence
chain
calvary
exertion
quandary
tenseness
weakness
downfall
constraint
disbenefit
apprehension
horror
persecution
bugbear
heat
pinch
Gehenna
hurdle
whammy
trammel
poverty
effort
jolt
shortcoming
slog
discouragement
catch
murder
throe
want
uneasiness
reverse of fortune
urgency
need
mess
negative
austerity
ill
restlessness
snag
penury
deprivation
penalty
debit
strike
incommodity
trepidation
hurt
poison
perturbation
glitch
beggary
alarm
rack
misgiving
episode
concernment
reversal
big trouble
grindstone
thorn in your side
hitch
uphill struggle
down
painful experience
nervosity
anxiousness
agita
injury
asperity
hardness
burdens
trying time
excess baggage
hot water
unpleasant experience
despair
danger
rainy day
double whammy
jinx
stumbling block
dolour
weak spot
weak point
stroke of ill luck
fly in the ointment
ill-luck
tough break
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
albatross around one's neck
mantle
incubus
irritant
indigence
sordidness
long haul
waterloo
upheaval
terror
downturn
impoverishment
cause for concern
intrusion
fiasco
wronging
disturbance
catastrophy
disease
case
strait
encroachment
strife
depletion
sapping
reduction
purgatory
letdown
comedown
drama
duress
jar
hard knock
demandingness
conflict
tough job
ills
matter
dud
knot
holy mess
unholy mess
ticklish spot
obtrusion
restraint
imposure
mare
disorder
exertions
daily grind
destruction
embarrassment
condition
crux
knock-back
expenditure
outflow
consternation
sad event
debt
clutch
nakba
hurting
skids
to-do
pressure cooker
uncertainty
Waterloo
overextension
distention
intensity
mistrust
passion
flutter
fearfulness
undertaking
work
harsh conditions
tough situation
deep water
evil eye
the worst
kiss of death
flaw
malaise
unrest
turmoil
bad experience
dead weight
blame
unwanted responsibility
accountability
baptism of fire
confusion
derangement
outburst
collapse
traumatization
expectancy
impatience
mission
assignment
pressure of work
monkey on back
pitfall
death
exhaustion
inquietude
defect
deficiency
limitation
fault
neediness
calling
function
exercise
restriction
detriment
failing
disability
jitters
panic
foreboding
bête noire
impecuniousness
impecuniosity
mental weight
bête noir
hiccup
imperfection
crimp
impairment
cramp
fetter
trials
fretfulness
turbulence
fatal attraction
catch-22
afterdeal
con
hangup
peril
trough
fatigue
question
dispute
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
sweat
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
disagreement
aggravation
bad patch
financial distress
humble beginnings
Herculean task
backbreaker
crucifixion
negative aspect
point at issue
disputed point
traction
tautness
force
tightness
despondency
desperation
box
teething trouble
gruntwork
slavery
donkeywork
hopelessness
heavy labor
US
heavy labour
UK
depression
hard graft
donkey-work
difficult project
donkey work
hard labour
backbreaking work
dejection
gloom
melancholy
disheartenment
distension
tensity
shear
resignation
forlornness
dispiritedness
desolation
despondence
dismay
demoralization
US
melancholia
resignedness
disconsolateness
miserableness
dreariness
dolor
workout
scutwork
bore
joylessness
glumness
cheerlessness
doldrums
pessimism
defeatism
rue
dolefulness
despond
baggage
pull
demoralisation
UK
dumps
mopes
sorrowfulness
heartsickness
blues
gloominess
mournfulness
downheartedness
blue devils
low spirits
dashed hopes
Achilles heel
disaster area
mishappening
evil fortune
evil chance
bad trot
skid row
car crash
defeat
emergency
crash
apocalypse
blunder
raw deal
frustration
lapse
wreck
check
doom
bust
meltdown
damage
devastation
mistake
bale
bomb
holocaust
flop
rout
breakdown
havoc
quagmire
fizzle
clunker
extremity
miss
fail
turkey
shipwreck
clinker
let-down
body blow
curtains
unfortunate incident
kick in the teeth
mishanter
sticky situation
rotten break
spot of bother
shame
slip
mischief
lemon
pity
non-success
perdition
impasse
botch
mire
conundrum
hold-up
hash
shambles
bind
muddle
stew
faux pas
bad deal
farce
frost
washout
snafu
one in the eye
foul-up
rotten hand
heavy blow
screw-up
balls-up
hang-up
awkward situation
problematic situation
sad state
critical situation
unfortunate situation
tricky situation
tight situation
difficult situation
tumult
unfortunate occurrence
error
bad thing
bath
commotion
abyss
crime
smashup
sin
smash
cruelty
delay
miscalculation
tinderbox
act of God
painfulness
loser
holdup
disgrace
abortion
double trouble
crack-up
fall
hole
lack of success
blue ruin
harassment
fix
imbroglio
misstep
entanglement
bungle
miscarriage
bad fortune
crying shame
nonsuccess
nonperformance
implosion
unfortunate thing
false step
cause for regret
piece of bad luck
tight spot
damp squib
lead balloon
nonachievement
sorry condition
cause for disappointment
cropper
bit of trouble
sad thing
tight corner
source of regret
no-win situation
dead loss
train wreck
hard cheese
sad situation
dreadful thing
awful thing
terrible thing
boo-boo
ill-treatment
befalling
cost
flounder
malice
tragic event
ill chance
bad trip
unpredictable outcome
uphill
mischanter
total
pileup
collision
quicksand
awkward moment
dispossession
humiliation
lot
devastating blow
anticlimax
short end of the stick
soreness
martyrdom
barrier
stroke
brutality
act of cruelty
stack-up
fender-bender
wrack-up
flood
provocation
nag
nagging
holdback
spectacle
misfiring
foundering
rear-ender
inefficacy
disruption
evildoing
repulse
discomfiture
incident
fuss
turnabout
vanquishment
conquering
lousy deal
the shaft
unfair assessment
rotten deal
bad charge
bad rap
frame-up
bum deal
block
bafflement
business
circumstance
occasion
adventure
row
scene
melodrama
affair
misfire
bereavement
thrill
fracas
sensation
excitement
bombshell
surprise
juncture
coming to nothing
non-fulfilment
fizzling out
breaking down
rejection
falling through
fell stroke
grievous blow
crossroads
rough situation
hell in a handbasket
badness
incapacitation
head
conjuncture
thunderbolt
Dunkirk
serious accident
monkey wrench
tear-jerker
chaos
disarray
non-starter
disgruntlement
non-achiever
no-hoper
underbelly
pass
bankruptcy
barricade
deadlock
devil's own luck
messiness
puzzle
monstrosity
situation
disorderliness
rebuff
total loss
stalemate
dead duck
flash in the pan
sinking ship
big zero
vain attempt
zero
regression
slowdown
backset
regress
foil
bottom
serious problem
vicious circle
hot potato
big problem
worst-case scenario
rabbit hole
a stew
a jam
a scrape
a spot
a hole
a fix
dead end
a pickle
rude awakening
source of distress
spot
pushing poop uphill
rough seas
up poop creak without a paddle
flip-flop
unfortunate development
about-face
soft underbelly
bad day
boiling point
breaking point
bolt from the blue
bolt out of the blue
drawing board
whole new ballgame
zero hour
hoodoo
flash point
crunch time
extreme suffering
bum rap
voodoo
hex
fatal flaw
spell
malediction
way of the world
disintegration
malison
cess
defeasance
dissolution
massacree
way the cookie crumbles
way things go
times we live in
school of hard knocks
chance
human condition
karma
kismet
way of it
destiny
life
hand one is dealt
usual state of affairs
luck
enchantment
Indian sign
gremlin
charm
bugaboo
black magic
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
undertaking
liability
chore
answerability
commission
culpability
calling
do
occupation
affair
contract
blameworthiness
brief
ought
province
buck
service
position
requirement
fault
exercise
place
detail
guilt
blame
trust
post
compulsion
errand
venture
enterprise
project
piece of work
activity
call
thing
part
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
operation
pressure
pledge
directive
capacity
rap
goal
consignment
instruction
objective
must
worry
effort
pigeon
necessity
accountableness
moral imperative
interest
station
field
piece of business
censure
conscience
pursuit
action
guiltiness
matter
culpableness
act
deed
right
chargeability
tie
prerogative
understanding
promise
committal
custody
remit
briefing
privilege
obligatoriness
constraint
boundness
importance
warrant
moral obligation
aspersion
ascription
mantle
exigency
urgency
contribution
stint
coercion
tour of duty
taskwork
instinct
impetus
motivation
motive
cognition
sphere
preserve
department
hope
feat
plan
pretension
intention
aim
desire
stunt
exploit
accomplishment
wish
ambition
ideal
aspiration
doing
gig
purpose
racket
process
holy grail
intent
target
lookout
problem
area of interest
bailiwick
area of activity
employment
appointment
baby
condemnation
entanglement
involvement
solution
designation
legation
embassy
command
incrimination
formal order
recrimination
vocation
quest
load
challenge
action item
line
area
domain
arena
realm
specialty
US
game
speciality
UK
discipline
circle
element
walk
headache
purview
world
funeral
front
demesne
sector
situation
turf
orbit
avocation
craft
point
barony
firmament
fief
fiefdom
object
precinct
trade
kingdom
jurisdiction
profession
terrain
industry
territory
berth
section
scope
use
career
area of responsibility
slot
niche
métier
area of knowledge
art
walk of life
line of work
proceeding
dominion
bag
authority
utility
line of country
billet
raison d'être
living
sphere of activity
forte
participation
line of business
focus
way
dodge
day job
sphere of influence
chosen work
rat race
line of employment
dealing
transaction
difficulty
issue
zone
scene
question
subject
bubble
sport
area of study
field of expertise
area of concern
sphere of operations
hand
region
universe
goings-on
palaver
beeswax
specialism
expertise
competency
competence
experience
skillset
say
class
servitude
setup
practice
chores
rôle
party
bit
share
side
administration
classification
spot
circuit
skill
livelihood
personal concern
behalf
faction
cause
reason
behavior
US
faculty
connection
employ
meaning
mark
power
behaviour
UK
lay
consideration
principle
wont
idea
destination
expectation
end
sense
relevance
use of
avail
basis
design
application
lifework
handicraft
biz
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
deterrent
fetter
stop
manacle
holdback
chain
snag
check
drawback
difficulty
balk
US
stumbling block
baulk
UK
shackles
setback
embarrassment
let
cumber
catch
complication
hazard
disadvantage
brake
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
hiccup
stoppage
problem
delay
facer
detriment
albatross
hampering
baggage
cumbrance
catch-22
monkey wrench
blockage
glitch
barricade
shackle
straitjacket
stricture
gridlock
retardation
blockade
retardment
joker
rub
lock
load
inhibitor
hamper
wall
excess baggage
hang-up
dead weight
road block
jam-up
millstone around your neck
constraint
circumvention
blocking
roadblock
hardship
slowing
handicapping
preventive
shortcoming
bump
uphill
hangup
small difficulty
disincentive
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
sticking point
booby trap
mountain to climb
sabotage
intervention
foot dragging
deal-breaker
weakness
issue
defect
flaw
fault
holdup
prohibition
impairment
bottleneck
disorder
disablement
red tape
fence
hold-up
railing
rein
defence
UK
defense
US
blank wall
congestion
preventative
hedge
cordon
protection
safeguard
security
precaution
trouble
jam
checking
limit
pitfall
headache
arrest
logjam
backup
tailback
remedy
snarl
pale
mishap
precautionary measure
discouragement
preventive measure
protective measure
snarl-up
traffic jam
restricted access
bond
opposition
fetters
bonds
circumscription
confinement
occlusion
chains
damper
traverse
hobble
bridle
yoke
leash
palladium
defensive measures
stumbling stone
jump
shield
closure
caution
constriction
gotcha
line of defense
hedgerow
rail
stone in one's path
glass ceiling
blocking object
gimmick
protective
neutralizer
hassle
bug
fail-safe
snafu
tangle
sentry post
boundary
stockade
fencing
rampart
palisade
bulwark
fortification
land mine
anticipatory measure
enclosure
downfall
adversity
deficiency
impasse
misfortune
upset
blow
blunder
defeat
slip
tie-up
suppression
knock
bummer
reversal
inefficacy
error
failure
repression
smothering
one in the eye
miscalculation
body blow
piece of bad luck
mischance
mistake
kick in the teeth
disappointment
stroke of bad luck
knock-back
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
bafflement
whammy
bitter pill
failing
stifling
stopping
blind spot
embargo
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
weak point
interdict
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
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
draught
UK
draft
US
lading
bale
parcel
tonnage
shipment
goods
contents
delivery
freightage
merchandise
shipload
boatload
truckload
lorryload
containerload
batch
shipping
vanload
busload
bulk
bales
fardel
luggage
packages
wares
goods in transit
baggage
ware
package
lot
quantity
mail
arrival
envoy
container load
bunch
truss
block
roll
swath
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
stuff
content
intent
nucleus
root
meat and potatoes
nuts and bolts
denotation
upshot
quintessence
keynote
sum
centerpiece
US
idea
subject
net
pivot
bull's-eye
centrepiece
UK
heart of the matter
nubbin
soul
text
topic
motif
sum and substance
name of the game
direction
essentials
fundamentals
subject matter
connotation
argument
centre
UK
center
US
brass tacks
punch line
essential part
vein
interpretation
nature
body
focus
force
basis
character
purpose
strain
basics
bearing
thread
short
relevance
significancy
importance
intendment
score
main point
acceptation
salient point
focal point
main idea
question
motive
flavour
UK
flavor
US
aim
nuance
tendency
being
essentiality
mood
consequence
view
viewpoint
quiddity
end
effect
kicker
reality
understanding
fiber
US
fibre
UK
fundamental point
nature of the beast
ideas
definition
intimation
context
thought
resolution
implications
hub
suggestion
allusion
explanation
worth
value
reason
rationale
essential point
central point
proposition
inwardness
nature of beast
circumstance
moral
case
embodiment
zest
deeper meaning
statement
opinion
heart and soul
the long and the short of it
vital part
treatise
dissertation
discourse
exposition
plot
evidence
line of reasoning
most important fact
life
moment
meaningfulness
principle
scenario
storyline
ethos
lifeblood
validity
material
power
soundness
action
train of thought
story line
sequence
gravamen
staple
foundation
clout
concreteness
base
prominence
magnitude
guts
constitution
ropes
element
backbone
grain
actuality
structure
quality
aspect
form
entity
details
fundamental quality
attribute
virtuality
basic characteristic
caliber
US
chief constituent
property
timber
be-all and end-all
name of game
intrinsic nature
calibre
UK
fundamental nature
essentia
bottom
germ
esse
basic quality
central part
ABCs
sum total
chief thing
the name of the game
chief part
essential details
the facts
cold fact
important matter
crux of the matter
hard fact
trend
course
way
path
inclination
run
evolution
tone
course of thought
summary
takeaway
long and short
main theme
central idea
general picture
important point
central theme
take away
cornerstone
bedrock
fundamental
groundwork
disposition
makeup
principles
keystone
standard
personality
law
temper
premise
underpinning
seat
rudiments
issue
quick
concern
feeling
foundations
temperament
sine qua non
identity
basic
essential
precept
axiom
cause
complexion
linchpin
traits
humour
UK
humor
US
nexus
concept
make-up
stamp
beginning
item
theory
composition
axis
persona
source
rule
starting point
fabric
ABC
make
tenet
attributes
object
distillation
individuality
psyche
characteristic
feel
truth
cast
presence
rudiment
locus
feature
golden rule
elements
warp and woof
grammar
theorem
omphalos
fundamental principle
alphabet
affair
proposal
principal element
polestar
business
particular
self
ground
problem
rules
target
ethic
warp
origin
determinant
qualities
regulation
frame of mind
philosophy
spice
seasoning
merit
capital
features
bosom
truism
principal object
capacity
fountainhead
mind
matter at hand
existence
mainspring
capability
code
beginnings
lynchpin
attitude
authority
distinction
infrastructure
fount
symbolization
tincture
condiment
sauce
relish
additive
herb
formula
outlook
crown
thing
detail
characteristics
middle
inference
subsistence
atmosphere
animation
part
epicenter
US
potential
consideration
key
ambience
mettle
mold
US
mould
UK
fact
mentality
design
account
insinuation
discussion
eminence
aura
main ingredient
principal constituent
subtext
trait
centre of attention
UK
chief ingredient
hotbed
center of attention
US
navel
epicentre
UK
strength
cynosure
field of inquiry
extract
footing
lesson
motivation
ground zero
animus
postulate
field of reference
area under discussion
standards
use
tenets
weight
precepts
first principle
truisms
constituent
verity
survival
genesis
mainstay
preliminaries
norms
component
wellspring
maxim
criterion
axioms
Zen
outline
mark
dictum
laws
highlight
influence
principium
doctrine
seedbed
undertone
talent
ability
living
first principles
start
key factor
facet
making
antecedent
most important point
feather
framework
scheme
consciousness
seed
psychology
aphorism
stature
excellence
air
manifestation
model
basic principles
texture
continuance
undercurrent
ingredient
position
particularity
ground rule
factor
crucial point
motion
clay
point of departure
animateness
kind
life force
driving force
expertise
proficiency
competence
superiority
overtone
essential qualities
hint
kidney
mecca
study
title
condition
individualism
key point
field
animating spirit
moving force
reference
breath
spark
information
belly
prevailing tendency
dominating characteristic
best part
subcurrent
gnome
marketplace
coal and ice
endowment
portion
faculty
qualification
area
main thing
place
ground rules
vibrations
motivating force
animating principle
hidden meaning
eye
state of mind
turn of mind
concentration
headquarters
secondary meaning
matter in hand
cluster
potential for
fons et origo
gifts
magnet
piece of information
point at issue
habilitation
breeding ground
nerve center
worthiness
pre-eminence
where it's at
strengths
virtue
point in question
cream
meat-and-potatoes
essentialness
quintessential
kingpin
hinge
support
whatness
grounding
rest
cornerstones
intuitive approach
raison d'être
simple approach
scope
true intention
real meaning
true meaning
flavouring
UK
flavoring
US
color
US
genius
colour
UK
butt
quintain
inception
subconscious
conscience
anima
morale
cheer
mode
climate
assumption
adage
teaching
fountain
vibe
belief
facade
impression
semblance
chapter
class
guiding principle
concepts
bases
configuration
decisive point
spotlight
outcome
conclusion
determination
birthplace
basic idea
breast
the main reason
moralism
saying
sermon
dead center
home run
direct hit
midpoint
designation
anchor
ilk
flagship
materials
ingredients
hole in one
commencement
guise
exterior
façade
climax
stress
parts
components
constituents
essential element
ball game
timbre
general meaning
general intention
pneuma
creature
organism
druthers
stripe
breed
sort
variety
type
key detail
important detail
key element
sprout
important element
bull's eye
forefront
showpiece
emphasis
attraction
promise
saw
proverb
apophthegm
motto
epigram
surface
assumptions
defining characteristic
essential feature
policy line
prescript
specific
sprig
vital component
weave
article
blurb
state
news
report
story
preliminary
description
emotions
like
anatomy
apothegm
contention
division
inner self
inner being
front
affectation
main ingredients
potentiality
gut
inside
fundamental aspect
mass
postulates
prescripts
formulae
heartstrings
bones
maxims
criteria
anecdote
key feature
situation
leitmotif
occasion
head
talking point
indispensable content
end result
end product
whole story
last word
final decision
representation
personification
realization
US
realisation
UK
symbol
incarnation
exemplification
finish
pride and joy
main
constellation
what it's all about
main feature
high point
high spot
main event
institution
roots
cast of mind
mind-set
moot point
fine point
respect
critical detail
crucial element
jewel in the crown
theorems
determinants
image
look
suspicion
truths
objective
bulk
colouring
UK
important consideration
basic ingredient
line
undermeaning
echo
intension
coloring
US
smack
association
matter in question
matter of contention
rallying point
bone of contention
hot spot
spring
medium
vehicle
organization
US
carrier
consistency
inner space
raw material
mechanisms
technicality
nicety
info
angle
datum
perspective
data
facts
modus operandi
brunt
generality
majority
total
whole
élan vital
moving spirit
convention
initiative
aphorisms
keystones
practicalities
conception
organisation
UK
principal
realities
woof
note
advantage
smell
necessities
dogma
through-line
specification
slant
point of view
ABC's
utility
well head
practicality
stipulation
vital spirit
doctrines
apothegms
codes
corporality
continuation
corporeality
real issue
interest
urgency
overview
project
inspiration
sentience
primary element
key component
important part
dope
itemized information
gen
low-down
stimulus
necessity
end in view
solution
big picture
house
central
home
touch
golden rules
substructure
chief
preponderance
heft
gravity
impact
seriousness
noteworthiness
hard facts
conceit
big thing
basic characteristics
blood
sap
oxygen
first steps
continued existence
creation
personage
viability
aliveness
growth
intermixture
nap
roughness
stiffness
fineness
balance
coarseness
smoothness
flexibility
important thing
center of attraction
US
center of activity
US
centre of activity
UK
centre of attraction
UK
nerve centre
happy hunting ground
hive
the three R's
seasoner
sketch
snapshot
main part
beinghood
existing
personhood
inherent attributes
inherent qualities
inherent characteristics
standing
exigency
notability
graveness
momentousness
piece
dynamic
totality
integral
integrate
inherent features
basic attributes
essential attributes
essential features
essential characteristics
basic features
basic qualities
background
major part
principal part
lion's share
perseverance
permanence
journey
thingness
instrument
instrumentality
weightiness
rank
prestige
vital fluid
vital spark
dynamic force
essential constituent
essential component
animating force
better part
greater part
means
subcomponent
essential nature
bent
vital signs
continued survival
fingerprint
peculiarity
hallmark
extent
status
name of tune
spark of life
integral part
building block
contributing factor
determining factor
part and parcel
uniqueness
shape
essential quality
colors
US
properties
distinctiveness
vital force
real nature
mystique
style
complex
colours
UK
frame
streak
speciality
UK
singularity
specialty
US
badge
upbringing
appearance
estimation
strand
member
morality
selfhood
affection
set
marked traits
crasis
ethics
self-identity
morals
beliefs
mindset
habits
attitudes
values
ideology
culture
moral code
moral belief
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
offence
UK
offense
US
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
bore
bind
problem
worry
bane
tribulation
tease
bane of one's life
thorn in the flesh
source of vexation
torment
provocation
pinprick
goad
pet peeve
displeasure
difficulty
discomfort
agitation
bummer
curse
scourge
blight
chagrin
upset
disruption
sore point
thorn in one's side
source of aggravation
stressor
gripe
hindrance
embarrassment
inopportuneness
pain in the behind
snooze
yawn
snoozer
source of disruption
uphill battle
cross to bear
dullsville
nudnick
yawner
droner
blighter
tedious thing
tiresome person
tedious person
tiresome thing
boring situation
bad situation
hang-up
grief
distress
strain
concern
worriment
rigmarole
palaver
grievance
anxiety
stress
disquiet
uphill
pressure
struggle
teaser
bellyache
gadfly
annoyer
snag
persecutor
gnawer
infuriation
pip
dilemma
affliction
irksomeness
turmoil
burr under someone's saddle
burr in someone's saddle
fuss
issue
nightmare
predicament
quagmire
nudge
cuss
schmo
trials and tribulations
unhappiness
aversion
dislike
hate
ghost
downer
source of difficulty
fizzle
cause of annoyance
chip on your shoulder
cause of distress
problems
thorn in your side
pet hate
bete noire
bête noire
old one-two
bitter pill
unease
issues
strife
unpleasantness
molestation
perplexity
task
job
flurry
row
pitfall
sorrow
scrape
puzzle
thorny problem
disturbance
discomposure
perturbation
dismay
fluster
derangement
anger
harassment
alarm
fright
disappointment
shock
hurt
defeat
shake-up
surprise
disarray
commotion
affront
queasiness
confusion
dislocation
tizzy
turn-up
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
aftereffect
outcome
development
reaction
side effect
aftermath
reverberation
pay-off
meaning
power
strength
energy
might
muscle
potency
vigour
UK
effort
stamina
vigor
US
punch
sinew
firepower
potence
horsepower
stimulus
exertion
momentum
puissance
impulse
dynamism
life
speed
subjection
draft
US
welly
trouble
pow
steam
potential
arm
clout
tension
physical energy
fury
velocity
push
sock
draught
UK
stuff
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
captivity
restraint
enthrallment
feudalism
indenture
bullwork
work
drudgery
drudge
labor
US
labour
UK
toil
grind
chains constraint
menial labor
villeinage
moil
servileness
suppression
enthralment
exploitation
persecution
serfage
obedience
duress
disenfranchisement
helotage
dulosis
restraints
villenage
dependence
dependency
subordination
subservience
helotism
forced labour
hands
power
clutches
grasp
grip
control
supremacy
spell
peculiar institution
human trafficking
incarceration
detention
internment
custody
imprisonment
confinement
immurement
impoundment
durance
prison
arrest
constraint
porridge
gaol
UK
jail
US
immuration
trammels
house arrest
locking up
detainment
hold
detainer
committal
remand
entombment
limbo
quarantine
time
chokey
bird
penal servitude
sentence
isolation
term
hard labour
jaildom
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
bill
tribute
price tag
fare
expenditure
sum
ante
fine
demand
debt
subscription
valuation
quotation
liability
pay
sanction
charges
expenses
due
value
surcharge
disbursement
ransom
total
estimate
freight
damages
membership fee
worth
fees
budget
debit
selling price
monetary value
asking price
obligation
tariffs
financial penalty
levies
penalty
capitation
forfeit
bite
forfeiture
appraisal
score
surtax
appraisement
customs duties
terms
tune
sticker
punishment
amercement
import tax
face value
reparation
ticket
overhead
bottom line
market price
VAT
costs
offering
injunction
enjoinder
monies
payments
protection
kickback
collection
weight
outgo
subsidy
income tax
portion
charity
premium
gift
homage
arrearage
retainer
cess
allowance
hire
investment
upkeep
brokerage
towage
salvage
remuneration
penance
spending
export tax
proportional tax
pork barrel
rent
depreciation
extra
spend
amends
poll tax
monetary worth
financial value
economic value
wage
setback
retail
bill of fare
bounty
rental
squeeze
out of pocket
punitive action
duties
payment required
hire charge
an arm and a leg
imposts
annual payment
tolls
requisition
extortion
call
claim
request
requirement
import charges
import taxes
supplement
passage
slug
ticket price
passage money
ticket money
transport cost
reckoning
consideration
account
quote
invoice
statement
costing
tally
check
estimation
salary
rent payment
stipend
amount due
estimated price
emolument
outgoing
bid
compensation
reward
penalization
recompense
list of charges
earnings
outgoings
pricing
bid price
honorarium
arrears
quoted price
indebtedness
tender
price sticker
receipt
money spent
packet
balance
paycheck
offer
payout
admission
entrance fee
pay envelope
IOU
request for payment
tidy sum
entry fee
lease
seat rate
pot
loss
confiscation
label
throw
liabilities
incidental
sequestration
injection of capital
highway robbery
raise
quantity
note of charges
number
equivalent
aggregate
record
evaluation
set-back
running total
pledge
penalty charge
airfare
price ticket
incidental expense
handout
audit
affidavit
meed
amount of money
guesstimate
gain
return
ballpark estimate
starting price
marked price
ask price
benefit
wages
entry charge
admission fee
estimated value
estimated cost
ballpark figure
profits
overheads
income
revenue
proceeds
profit
disposal
deficit
returns
perquisites
perks
pickings
commitment
collectible
outstanding payment
financial obligation
money owing
entry
deduction
expending
disbursal
demurrage
giving
donation
consumption
splurge
outflow
ledger
paying out
laying out
book
cash on barrelhead
register
doling out
parting with
handing out
inventory
itemization
computation
pay out
bad news
checking account
note of charge
statement of charges
bill of sale
itemized account
statement of indebtedness
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
spend
quotation
assessment
score
estimate
setback
valuation
expenses
freight
sum
retail
dues
total
ante
ransom
face value
terms
hire charge
asking price
selling price
bounty
payment required
demand
monetary value
squeeze
tune
appraisal
market price
ticket
sticker
rental
appraisement
bottom line
price tag
duty
an arm and a leg
pay
quote
costing
wage
salary
hire
estimated price
estimation
account
pricing
tax
bid
remuneration
consideration
allowance
stipend
bid price
quoted price
emolument
reckoning
price sticker
tender
impost
average
standard
usual
excise
exaction
liability
offer
monetary worth
imposition
economic value
bite
customs
tidy sum
estimated value
going rate
estimated cost
ballpark estimate
ballpark figure
label
quantity
pot
number
aggregate
equivalent
financial value
evaluation
recompense
compensation
raise
premium
reward
guesstimate
debit
price ticket
statement
invoice
set-back
surcharge
investment
debt
earnings
rent payment
check
honorarium
spending
obligation
subscription
passage
slug
charges
amount of money
handout
meed
rates
bill of fare
import tax
export tax
due
customs duties
ticket price
passage money
ticket money
marked price
ask price
starting price
out of pocket
packet
transport cost
tally
paycheck
pay envelope
pledge
note of charges
list of charges
running total
contribution
tithe
tribute
approximate cost
approximate value
approximate price
cess
proportional tax
brokerage
pork barrel
capitation
towage
fine
salvage
custom
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
overtax
oppress
overstretch
exhaust
impose
overstrain
weigh
task
land
overfill
overcharge
trouble
inflict
overreach
entrust
test
obstruct
push
overstress
weary
overwork
overtask
overextend
impose on
dump something on someone
overdo it
push to the limit
add weight to
pressure
worry
dump with
stress
embarrass
thrust
retard
surfeit
land with
top
surcharge
ballast
pile it on
thrust something on
inflict something on
unload on
put too much in
overdo
make heavier
leave
dump
fob something off on to
apply
impose upon
exact
press
place
assess
fine
levy
prey on
put
vest
lay
hold down
weigh upon
bear down
press down
pull down
load down
exert
extend
tire
stretch
overexert
drive
rack
knacker
fatigue
wrench
try
tense
distend
weaken
tighten
wear out
exert excessively
drive too far
make too many demands on
work too hard
run yourself into the ground
work oneself into the ground
exert to the limit
knock oneself out
bite off more than you can chew
burn out
force
overuse
drive too hard
drive into the ground
impose excessive strain on
go too far
exceed
outreach
overstep
break
outrun
overpass
overshoot
overrun
surpass
transcend
labor
US
labour
UK
overact
overdrive
sweat
wear oneself to a shadow
overload oneself
work like a Trojan
work day and night
drive oneself into the ground
drive oneself too hard
work one's tail off
push oneself too hard
wear yourself out
overtax one's strength
overburden oneself
strain yourself
burn the candle at both ends
overtire yourself
work like a slave
kill oneself
do too much
work your fingers to the bone
overtax oneself
work like a horse
burn the midnight oil
tire yourself out
overstrain yourself
drive oneself too far
practice presenteeism
sweat blood
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
torture
dispirit
gnaw at
dismay
agonize
US
bug
irk
irritate
annoy
discourage
dishearten
lie heavy on
rack
agitate
agonise
UK
cast down
ail
aggrieve
weigh heavily on
disquiet
hang over
discompose
concern
fret
crush
blight
curse
harry
pain
pester
faze
exasperate
hassle
discommode
hurt
beleaguer
daunt
besiege
prey on your mind
fuss
desolate
perplex
demoralize
US
aggravate
niggle
be a burden to
demoralise
UK
anguish
bring down
unsettle
make anxious
burn up
get to
smite
make sad
cause anxiety to
make gloomy
make despondent
persecute
alarm
prey on
discomfort
disconcert
exercise
dampen spirits
weigh on
make uneasy
make unhappy
make one's heart bleed
give someone the blues
weigh heavily on someone's mind
bring tears to your eyes
be a great weight on
face
confront
fluster
excruciate
rattle
wound
obsess
preoccupy
dampen
buffet
fear
press down on
stew
sweat
tear
mortify
gall
flurry
unhinge
frazzle
be a burden on
chafe
distemper
discomfit
puzzle
shake
scourge
take over
make blue
drag down
freak out
break one's heart
tease
put into a funk
put a damper on
nag at
weird out
take control of
weigh heavily on one's mind
niggle at
reduce to tears
do someone's head in
knock the stuffing out of
make uncomfortable
make desolate
stir up
dash hopes
pour cold water on
turn off
give a hard time
rankle with
cause discomfort to
cause concern to
break someone's spirit
knock for six
throw cold water on
cast a gloom upon
make someone fed up
knock sideways
break someone's heart
drive up the wall
beat down
wring
harm
weigh
tear away at
chagrin
be in someone's way
dampen someone's spirit
possess
grind at
abash
dash the hopes of
excoriate
terrorize
US
punish
mither
spook
terrorise
UK
grind
psych
down
deplore
scare
interrupt
throw
despair
lie heavy on someone's mind
give a bad time
weigh heavy on someone's mind
hack you off
flip out
give someone grief
make waves
distract
frighten
badger
lie heavily on
kick up a fuss
eat away at
kick up a stink
hagride
test
importune
discombobulate
derail
needle
chill
alarum
undo
tantalise
UK
goad
tantalize
US
hector
dun
be afflicted with
be plagued with
suffer from
be troubled by
hound
sting
be burdened with
be blighted with
be bedevilled by
drain
weary
eat at
cast a gloom on
gnaw away at
rankle
be bothered
wear on
beleague
cause anxiety
gnaw away
gnaw
fester
be a weight on someone's mind
make miserable
nark
cause anguish to
break the heart of
rile
make wretched
mess with someone's head
sweat out
darken
damp
drag
abase
cow
beat
debilitate
enervate
dull
occupy
hack off
displease
chasten
cut to the quick
run down
bear down
harsh someone's mellow
make someone's heart bleed
keep under
appall
US
nettle
appal
UK
provoke
pother
affect
crucify
martyr
come back to haunt
pursue
grip
be a weight on one's mind
strike
take the heart out of
take
visit
make someone scratch their head
occupy thoughts
overtax
pressure
overstretch
tense
pressurize
US
stretch
traumatize
US
overextend
traumatise
UK
pressurise
UK
crunch
overdo
make tense
tense up
push to the limit
cause to feel emotional strain
put in traction
cause to feel mental strain
put on trial
injure
molest
ruffle
dog
mistreat
abuse
assail
unnerve
maltreat
peeve
cause agony to
offend
frustrate
pick on
cause pain to
pique
ride
devastate
anger
disgust
confound
confuse
inflict anguish on
miff
wrong
attack
ill-treat
rend
sicken
tick off
move
sear
convulse
tyrannize
US
embarrass
discountenance
shock
put out
tyrannise
UK
lacerate
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
throw off balance
put off
get
grate
rasp
eat
spite
cause pain
frost
gripe
outrage
stab
itch
overwhelm
touch
derange
pierce
brutalize
US
taunt
inflame
heckle
break
cut up
bite
affront
nauseate
bend someone's ear
cause discomfort
pinch
repel
rub up the wrong way
repulse
prick
cramp
push
disappoint
get on your nerves
grate on
be painful
indispose
maim
mangle
whip
get on your wick
wind up
brutalise
UK
get across
get at
turn
cause anguish
psych out
give someone the works
hurt somebody's feelings
work over
bedog
grizzle
damage
shatter
tangle
suppress
rock
gut
hurt deeply
nonplus
bait
suffer
hit hard
wrench
martyrize
cut
work up
cause disquiet to
muse
labor
US
labour
UK
exhaust
sap
scar
strap
nit-pick
entangle
hamper
be prey to
throw off
aggress
tire
squirm
roust
put on the rack
be the victim of
knock the wind out of
accost
terrify
disgruntle
put the squeeze on
grind on
harsh one's mellow
inflict
push buttons
incapacitate
flip
craze
floor
bewilder
jump on one's case
give the business
fall upon
fall on
rock the boat
make a scene
get someone
fire up
egg on
turn on
lay up
key up
horrify
arouse anxiety in
start in on
give the needle
wreck
wreak
befall
impose
do a number on
make it tough for
be on one's case
tear to shreds
tear to pieces
cause someone distress
disoblige
jar
slight
grind down
weaken
destroy
discriminate against
infuriate
tire out
wear out
get the knife into
stick the knife into
incense
cause suffering
be hurtful to
cause offense
bleed
mourn
lambaste
cause sorrow
madden
make severe demands on
put a strain on
make demands on
revolt
enrage
disparage
scold
berate
ache
give offence to
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
thumb nose at
throb
reproach
revile
domineer
avenge
smart
gravel
override
upbraid
haze
reluct
dissatisfy
abrade
dominate
enslave
disorder
descend upon
force upon
tyrannize over
be autocratic
give someone the hump
make someone see red
be tender
make sick
be repugnant to
turn stomach
make someone want to throw up
make someone feel nauseous
gross out
make your gorge rise
get your back up
get under your skin
be at
descend on
bring down on
twinge
prickle
put your back up
drive bananas
get in your hair
play up
burn
constrain
be a pain in the neck
mix up
unman
be a thorn in someone's side
be sore
bruise
kill
nick
awe
affect badly
overawe
repress
prostrate
droop
leave a mark
impact on
make an impact
disadvantage
impinge on
knock back
leave a mark on
make someone suffer
hit
make downhearted
dampen the spirits of
take the wind out of your sails
dampen someone's hopes
cause to lose hope
cause to lose heart
chivvy
rark
insult
devil
heavy
chivy
browbeat
nudge
bore
impede
cross
hinder
intrude upon
impose on
breathe down someone's neck
carp at
make somebody's hackles rise
get on someone's case
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
annoy
molest
disquiet
impose
upset
fluster
perturb
irk
vex
be a burden on
be a burden
be a nuisance
give someone grief
exasperate
aggravate
meddle
discombobulate
try
discompose
discomfort
interfere
put to some trouble
irritate
bug
worry
gall
torment
rile
plague
provoke
nettle
peeve
pique
pester
ruffle
nark
persecute
needle
chafe
afflict
harry
get
displease
nag
grate
badger
bedevil
ride
hound
rasp
eat
beset
spite
frost
gripe
tease
pain
itch
grieve
goad
hurt
disgust
chivvy
perplex
rark
dog
insult
devil
mither
taunt
chivy
pursue
scare
browbeat
nudge
tantalize
US
interrupt
bore
hinder
impede
cross
tantalise
UK
hack off
burn up
rub up the wrong way
drive up the wall
pick on
get on your nerves
grate on
intrude upon
get on your wick
bend someone's ear
breathe down someone's neck
carp at
make somebody's hackles rise
get on someone's case
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
wrong
treat harshly
treat unfairly
be unfair to
tell against
treat unfavourably
give a disadvantage to
put in an unfavourable position
do a disservice to
inflict a handicap on
arrest
delay
stop
thwart
frustrate
baulk
UK
foil
forestall
prevent
interrupt
restrain
deter
oppose
halt
prohibit
bottleneck
baffle
muzzle
crimp
cumber
neutralize
US
neutralise
UK
bar
choke
resist
counteract
contravene
debar
balk
US
interfere
crab
slow down
set back
get in the way
box in
shut out
louse up
be a hindrance to
throw a spanner in the works
queer someone's pitch
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spoke in the wheel of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
entrust
commission
authorise
UK
authorize
US
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
designate
commit
intrust
ordain
appropriate
apportion
allot
allocate
appoint
enroll
US
enrol
UK
load
vest
empower
accredit
place
nominate
choose
elect
select
license
UK
warrant
licence
US
deputize
US
hand
leave
transfer
pass
transmit
repose
deputise
UK
confide
relegate
qualify
enable
name
certify
detail
give over
constitute
deliver
charter
relinquish
co-opt
convey
confer
engage
install
US
mandate
sanction
induct
order
send
cast
adopt
commend
instal
UK
dispatch
swear in
recommend
set
post
confine
assign to
station
entrust with
charge with
conscript
attach
deposit
submit
vote
shift
offer
move
bestow
present
promise
employ
destine
give up
leave to
instruct
bid
command
instate
inaugurate
confide to
initiate
crown
enthrone
surrender
anoint
divert
seat
consecrate
refer
establish
baptize
US
permit
redirect
honour
UK
entitle
allow
honor
US
provide
channel
bequeath
baptise
UK
pick
let
equip
admit to office
alienate
cede
deed
alien
change
abdicate
make over
reassign
capacitate
flag
legitimize
US
identify
label
tag
earmark
pass on
okay
privilege
legitimise
UK
opt
peg
sign over
give permission
invest with power
give the go-ahead to
give the green light to
give power to
give someone the authority
give the OK to
give authority to
give the thumbs up to
give the means to
give means to
give the power to
OK
settle on
indicate
plump for
pin down
mark
put down for
finger
button down
prefer
point out
favour
UK
make
decide on
favor
US
hand on
decree
contract
give nod
place trust in
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
harass
do up
disable
tucker
etiolate
poop out
soften
peter out
cripple
waste
indispose
conk out
torpefy
make weak
make feeble
lay low
languish
immobilize
US
deplete
paralyse
UK
undermine
paralyze
US
immobilise
UK
bore
overexert
overextend
overfatigue
impair
overdo
run ragged
put out of action
grow weary
succumb
fizzle
drop
bedraggle
sag
draw
bankrupt
falter
reduce
put to sleep
emasculate
vitiate
suck dry
eviscerate
render infirm
make weary
lose energy
grow weak
lose strength
get tired
sap your strength
become fatigued
impoverish
use up
unnerve
exasperate
disempower
destroy
disembowel
exenterate
cause weariness
wilt
fold
faint
overburden
overstrain
yawn
collapse
get the better of
root
encumber
hamper
injure
hinder
hurt
mar
harm
attenuate
extenuate
give out
take
unstrengthen
wipe out
nearly kill
become tired
go stale
run out of steam
break down
run down
stress out
become exhausted
become drained
wear oneself to a shadow
run into the ground
wear oneself to a frazzle
wear yourself out
tire yourself out
confine to bed
confine to a wheelchair
shag out
hamstring
make sleepy
drain of energy
wear on
handicap
ruin
disarm
wreck
depress
overthrow
mow
defeat
make feebler
remove the sting from
deprive of force
reduce the powers of
make powerless
make helpless
make impotent
bring someone to their knees
bring low
damage
diminish
subvert
lessen
compromise
blunt
impede
spoil
maim
lame
disfigure
mutilate
deface
deteriorate
threaten
sabotage
foul up
lower
wither
erode
decrease
tarnish
blemish
destabilize
US
corrode
shrink
mangle
debase
devaluate
thwart
destabilise
UK
make lame
eat away
detract from
atrophy
shrivel
wound
dilute
blight
emaciate
corrupt
flaw
endamage
torpedo
crab
crush
cheapen
batter
bloody
disrupt
dent
smash
devalue
worsen
hobble
dislimb
cross up
sap the strength of
prejudice
mess up
foul
water down
shake
rough up
invalidate
wear away
shake up
take out
be detrimental to
sicken
consume
gnaw
rob from
bonk
hock
palsy
sideline
stifle
dismember
hit the wall
jeopardize
US
reduce the power of
have a bad effect on
ravage
pull the teeth of
annihilate
afflict
dismantle
taint
trash
pull the rug out from under
undo
shock
scorch
blast
inconvenience
demolish
decay
interfere with
jeopardise
UK
screw up
smash up
louse up
muck up
be prejudicial to
drive a nail into the coffin of
be deleterious to
be disadvantageous to
numb
minimize
US
undercut
minimise
UK
foil
frustrate
cause detriment to
do harm to
wreak havoc on
deaden
benumb
obtund
dull
abate
chip away
put out of commission
throw a monkey wrench into
degenerate
mitigate
assuage
dwindle
temper
perish
lighten
soothe
bruise
contract
calm
sandbag
scar
crumble
negate
render powerless
deform
disintegrate
degrade
demean
wizen
abase
mangulate
halt
pervert
dissipate
thin
total
scathe
waste away
deprave
stop
deflate
crool
shrivel up
deactivate
warp
constrict
offset
pique
wax
debauch
poison
queer
take the edge off
hack up
smirch
draw blood
chasten
ding
tweak
disenable
unfit
disqualify
bastardize
US
jam
profane
put the kibosh on
demoralize
US
inactivate
prostitute
make useless
kibosh
canker
blacken
bemean
bring to a screeching halt
prevent from moving
bring to a standstill
throw monkey wrench in
render inoperative
make inoperative
prevent from working
bring to a halt
render inactive
render incapable
demoralise
UK
bastardise
UK
take down
drag through the mud
cast down
lower the status of
reduce the status of
drag down
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
cloy
snow under
overburden
bombard
overindulge
sicken
overfeed
submerge
feed
drown
beset
gratify
fill up
snow
nauseate
overeat
jade
overflow
indulge
overpower
besiege
submerse
slake
gulf
crowd
overcrowd
shower
bog down
cover
appease
pall
eat
bloat
overdose
provide for
consume
feed to gills
weigh down
pig
swallow up
weary
disgust
jam
immerse
crush
soak
drench
whelm
dunk
beflood
pour down on
fulfil
UK
stodge
stall
suffice
meet
abound
overcome
teem
content
be too much
quench
fulfill
US
envelop
wet
steep
plunge
impregnate
souse
flow over
douse
sweep over
sop
surround
encompass
absorb
wash over
devour
waterlog
pour over
come over
ret
macerate
sodden
imbue
drouk
seep
suffuse
marinate
bathe
wash
transfuse
wet through
douche
percolate
plow under
slosh
debouch
suck
slop
overwater
run over
cover with water
engross
overtake
imbibe
affect
sweep
flood out
wash out
flow across
surge over
stream
sluice
flush
pour
gush
more ❯
Verb
▲
To obligate to do something
force
compel
drive
make
pressure
coerce
constrain
oblige
press
impel
necessitate
dragoon
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
railroad
strong-arm
browbeat
obligate
overcome
push
steamroller
urge
blackjack
bludgeon
bully
cause
charge
impress
menace
muscle
sandbag
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
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
intimidate
hound
harass
prevail on
badger
lean on
goad
threaten
hustle
squeeze
influence
harry
nag
put pressure on
prod
induce
exact
twist one's arm
persuade
pester
use pressure on
hector
cow
fast-talk
brainwash
spur
bounce
put under an obligation
claim
tyrannize
US
put the heat on
domineer
send
bullyrag
bogart
tyrannise
UK
push around
work on
mau-mau
turn on the heat
extract
propel
shotgun
take
express
dictate
bear
make necessary
ramrod
bluster
act on
frighten
insist on
warrant
levy
steer
have someone do something
commit
inflict
cause to be
cause to become
want
need
extort
restrict
restrain
oppress
lay
put
instruct
beset
persecute
cajole
torment
plague
dragoon into
steamroll
direct
challenge
buffalo
leave
pulp
ask
browbeat into
postulate
crave
put the arm on
render
breathe down someone's neck
crack down
turn
pick on
come at
turn the screws on
apply pressure
put the chill on
shove
leave someone no option
shanghai
indebt
astrict
hassle
compress
actuate
bother
constrict
condense
squash
sell
politick
prompt
convince
inveigle
get
lead
exhort
despotize
overbear
wheedle
importune
assail
pressurize into
coerce into
tempt
worry
provoke
make indebted
will
argue
bludgeon into
bully into
introduce
place
bring pressure upon
bring
work over
lean
involve
besiege
talk
sway
intimidate into
terrorize into
put up to
have
impose on
effect
kick
entail
call for
trouble
vex
wreak
set
tighten the screw on
turn the screw on
prevail upon
walk heavy
ride roughshod
put the screws to
throw your weight around
put the frighteners on
dog
ride roughshod over
strike
railroad into
reduce
high-pressure
commandeer
mean
leave someone no option but to
boss about
boss around
forcefully persuade
bring force to bear on
encourage
hold a gun to someone's head
put through the wringer
lord it over
hold a gun to one's head
put heat on
incite
steamroller into
behoove
US
wrest
exert
invoke
expect
whip
bulldoze into
bid
behove
UK
be grounds for
exert influence on
volunteer someone unwittingly
hinder
suppress
repress
justify
inspire
go to town on
bear down on
instigate
motivate
request
make compulsory
force upon
crush
manipulate
tell someone to volunteer
employ
high pressure
beg
beseech
requisition
solicit
subdue
make an offer they can't refuse
leave no choice but to
awe
ride
assess
subject
fine
overawe
mash
affright
call upon
push for
insist upon
assert oneself
consign
assign
voluntell
push about
wring
scare off
scare the bejesus out of
condemn
doom
subject to
press out
squeeze out
dominate
scare
subjugate
victimize
US
terrify
victimise
UK
order about
order around
daunt
unnerve
mistreat
abuse
walk all over
boss
dismay
disconcert
treat harshly
maltreat
give orders to
dictate to
alarm
kick around
spook
deter
faze
brutalize
US
enslave
brutalise
UK
discourage
rule
overwhelm
psych out
torture
trample on
ill-treat
trample underfoot
put down
rule with an iron hand
call the shots
bring someone to their knees
rule with a rod of iron
be cruel to
keep under thumb
shake
abash
petrify
ruffle
discomfit
rattle
control
chivvy
overpower
appall
US
dishearten
aggrieve
distress
perturb
agitate
trample
disquiet
give orders
tell someone what to do
appal
UK
keep down
hold down
domineer over
grind down
rule despotically
be overbearing
ill-use
treat brutally
have someone under your thumb
mess over
throw one's weight about
lay down the law
be brutal to
smother
inhibit
suffocate
heckle
taunt
antagonize
US
chivy
antagonise
UK
crowd
manhandle
be a tough guy
misuse
mishandle
make things hot for someone
act the tin god
bigfoot
make it hot for someone
embarrass
blind someone with something
tread on
have under one's thumb
pull rank on
take your breath away
frighten off
kick about
issue threats to
play the heavy with
put the wind up
master
whip around
scare hell out of
utter threats to
pull the strings
conquer
confuse
bewilder
perplex
nonplus
confound
discompose
unsettle
subordinate
make uneasy
fluster
make anxious
throw
jolt
baffle
destabilize
US
unbalance
hold sway over
gain mastery over
train
mystify
flummox
rule over
tyrannize over
gain ascendancy over
render helpless
gain control of
weigh heavy upon
render incapable
render powerless
bring to heel
beat down
startle
put off
take aback
shake up
blind
destabilise
UK
panic
shock
prevail
oversee
run
superintend
predominate
horrify
preponderate
throw off balance
reign
pound
put to work
work
govern
quarterback
supervise
captain
swagger
fright
bend
henpeck
alarum
lord
spearhead
administrate
head
manage
put off one's stroke
pull the rug out from under
pull the rug from under
chill
call the tune
try to control
take charge
discomfort
rule the roost
preside over
be in charge
impose one's will on
repel
disburb
unhinge
astound
demoralize
US
stiff
run the show
silly
push the buttons
lead by the nose
lord over
be in the driver's seat
run things
be in the saddle
bend to your will
demoralise
UK
scarify
scare to death
strike terror into
scare away
curdle the blood
make teeth chatter
make one's blood run cold
chill to the bone
make one's hair stand on end
scare the daylights out of
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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