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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
General, continuing costs of operation
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 cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
To assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
Attack, terrorize
To supply or fill to excess
To obligate to do something
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Series of trials
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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
misery
adversity
hassle
torment
pain
distress
load
cross
ordeal
calamity
blow
suffering
cross to bear
woe
setback
pressure
tragedy
headache
torture
nuisance
misadventure
drag
catastrophe
mishap
curse
reverse
disaster
grief
agony
trauma
travail
bother
inconvenience
accident
bane
anguish
annoyance
labour
UK
labor
US
vexation
bad luck
crunch
plague
nightmare
imposition
bummer
tax
visitation
failure
mischance
discomfort
tension
stroke of bad luck
bad news
vicissitude
scourge
hindrance
pest
issue
upset
disadvantage
disappointment
grind
drudgery
toil
oppression
tough luck
heartache
travails
wretchedness
blight
crucible
cataclysm
responsibility
debacle
chore
infelicity
test
contretemps
ill fortune
rotten luck
onus
heartbreak
complication
fire
gauntlet
demand
harm
shock
loss
gantlet
casualty
disquiet
unpleasantness
obstacle
unluck
dole
bad break
nemesis
uphill battle
cumber
care
hell
deadweight
ill luck
downer
rigor
US
bitter pill
sadness
obligation
ball and chain
straits
rigour
UK
impediment
hard luck
hard time
hard work
tall order
beast
evil
haplessness
job
disquietude
drawback
killer
menace
irritation
bear
unluckiness
downside
struggle
predicament
destitution
obstruction
unfortunateness
crisis
task
concern
pickle
privation
untowardness
angst
unhappiness
dread
plight
thorn in the flesh
knock
nervousness
ruin
botheration
apprehensiveness
agitation
ruination
fear
perplexity
worriment
lack
excruciation
buffet
difficult task
hell on earth
shackle
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
no picnic
can of worms
duty
charge
dire straits
reversal of fortune
unease
hard knocks
dilemma
battle
cancer
handicap
canker
infliction
minus
undoing
demands
pestilence
calvary
exertion
quandary
tenseness
challenge
weakness
downfall
constraint
persecution
disbenefit
apprehension
horror
bugbear
heat
Gehenna
whammy
poverty
hurdle
jolt
shortcoming
slog
discouragement
trammel
catch
want
murder
need
austerity
reverse of fortune
uneasiness
urgency
mess
negative
penury
deprivation
exigency
ill
restlessness
snag
penalty
debit
strike
incommodity
trepidation
hurt
poison
beggary
perturbation
glitch
scrape
alarm
rack
misgiving
hazard
concernment
reversal
thorn in your side
hitch
uphill struggle
down
asperity
hardness
injury
nervosity
anxiousness
agita
burdens
severe test
trying time
excess baggage
danger
hot water
despair
jam
rainy day
double whammy
jinx
stumbling block
dolour
weak spot
weak point
stroke of ill luck
fly in the ointment
ill-luck
tough break
ill-fortune
millstone round one's neck
endeavor
US
effort
endeavour
UK
albatross around one's neck
incubus
irritant
embarrassment
sordidness
long haul
indigence
waterloo
upheaval
downturn
cause for concern
difficulties
intrusion
fiasco
terror
disturbance
catastrophy
disease
case
impoverishment
strait
encroachment
pinch
strife
grindstone
depletion
sapping
reduction
purgatory
letdown
comedown
drama
duress
jar
throe
conflict
big trouble
tough job
ills
matter
dud
knot
obtrusion
restraint
imposure
mare
disorder
wronging
exertions
daily grind
destruction
condition
crux
knock-back
expenditure
outflow
consternation
holy mess
unholy mess
ticklish spot
sad event
to-do
uncertainty
Waterloo
pressure cooker
overextension
distention
intensity
mistrust
passion
flutter
fearfulness
clutch
nakba
hurting
skids
flaw
unrest
turmoil
hard knock
bad experience
dead weight
blame
unwanted responsibility
accountability
chain
harsh conditions
tough situation
deep water
evil eye
the worst
kiss of death
confusion
derangement
outburst
collapse
traumatization
expectancy
impatience
pressure of work
pitfall
death
exhaustion
inquietude
neediness
defect
deficiency
limitation
fault
impecuniousness
impecuniosity
restriction
detriment
failing
disability
jitters
panic
foreboding
bête noire
mental weight
trials
bête noir
hiccup
imperfection
crimp
impairment
cramp
fetter
fretfulness
turbulence
fatal attraction
peril
afterdeal
con
hangup
fatigue
baptism of fire
painful experience
catch-22
unpleasant experience
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
sweat
aggravation
backbreaker
crucifixion
financial distress
Herculean task
question
dispute
workout
scutwork
bore
traction
tautness
force
tightness
despondency
expensive possession
burthen
more trouble than it's worth
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
disagreement
desperation
gruntwork
slavery
donkeywork
hopelessness
heavy labor
US
heavy labour
UK
negative aspect
point at issue
disputed point
depression
hard graft
donkey-work
difficult project
donkey work
hard labour
backbreaking work
dejection
gloom
melancholy
disheartenment
box
teething trouble
distension
tensity
shear
resignation
forlornness
dispiritedness
white elephant
desolation
despondence
dismay
demoralization
US
melancholia
resignedness
disconsolateness
miserableness
dreariness
dolor
joylessness
glumness
cheerlessness
doldrums
pessimism
defeatism
rue
dolefulness
despond
pull
demoralisation
UK
dumps
mopes
sorrowfulness
heartsickness
blues
gloominess
mournfulness
downheartedness
blue devils
low spirits
dashed hopes
baggage
Achilles heel
disaster area
mishappening
evil fortune
evil chance
bad trot
defeat
car crash
emergency
crash
raw deal
blunder
apocalypse
frustration
lapse
wreck
devastation
check
doom
damage
mistake
meltdown
bust
bomb
bale
rout
holocaust
mischief
flop
havoc
quagmire
extremity
breakdown
let-down
washout
body blow
fizzle
miss
clunker
fail
shipwreck
turkey
clinker
unfortunate incident
kick in the teeth
sin
sticky situation
spot of bother
curtains
shame
slip
mishanter
pity
non-success
perdition
impasse
mire
bad rap
bum deal
conundrum
hold-up
lemon
bind
muddle
stew
faux pas
bad deal
botch
hash
injustice
foul-up
farce
one in the eye
shambles
frost
heavy blow
screw-up
balls-up
snafu
hang-up
awkward situation
problematic situation
sad state
critical situation
unfortunate situation
tricky situation
tight situation
difficult situation
tumult
rotten break
hard cheese
unfortunate occurrence
bad thing
error
bath
abyss
commotion
crime
cruelty
delay
vanquishment
smashup
miscalculation
smash
painfulness
tinderbox
holdup
disgrace
abortion
rotten hand
crack-up
fall
harassment
hole
lack of success
blue ruin
fix
imbroglio
misstep
loser
entanglement
bungle
act of God
miscarriage
badness
bad fortune
crying shame
nonsuccess
nonperformance
implosion
unfortunate thing
false step
cause for regret
piece of bad luck
tight spot
damp squib
lead balloon
double trouble
nonachievement
sorry condition
cause for disappointment
cropper
bit of trouble
sad thing
tight corner
source of regret
no-win situation
dead loss
train wreck
sad situation
dreadful thing
awful thing
terrible thing
devil's own luck
boo-boo
ill-treatment
convulsion
befalling
cost
lousy deal
the shaft
unfair assessment
rotten deal
bad charge
frame-up
flounder
malice
ill chance
bad trip
malaise
unpredictable outcome
uphill
mischanter
flooding
quicksand
awkward moment
total
pileup
humiliation
lot
anticlimax
soreness
martyrdom
barrier
collision
brutality
act of cruelty
devastating blow
stormy seas
disintegration
trouncing
overthrow
provocation
nag
nagging
holdback
spectacle
mourning
bereavement
misfiring
foundering
inefficacy
disruption
stroke
evildoing
stack-up
fender-bender
wrack-up
repulse
discomfiture
incident
fuss
turnabout
conquering
flood
block
bafflement
rear-ender
business
circumstance
occasion
adventure
row
scene
melodrama
affair
misfire
difficult going
hard going
thrill
fracas
sensation
excitement
coming to nothing
non-fulfilment
fizzling out
breaking down
rejection
falling through
grievous blow
drubbing
shellacking
beating
licking
dissolution
defeasance
incapacitation
juncture
bombshell
surprise
crossroads
barricade
deadlock
serious accident
head
bum rap
monkey wrench
conjuncture
tear-jerker
Dunkirk
unjustness
shaft
inequity
unfairness
disservice
wrong
fell stroke
shit show
rough situation
hell in a handbasket
underbelly
thunderbolt
chaos
disarray
rebuff
pass
disgruntlement
a stew
a jam
a scrape
a spot
a hole
a fix
dead end
a pickle
regression
slowdown
backset
regress
foil
bottom
messiness
puzzle
monstrosity
situation
disorderliness
vicious circle
hot potato
worst-case scenario
rabbit hole
bankruptcy
flip-flop
unfortunate development
about-face
pits
soft underbelly
rough seas
spot
drawing board
whole new ballgame
rude awakening
source of distress
total loss
stalemate
dead duck
flash in the pan
sinking ship
big zero
vain attempt
zero
hoodoo
boiling point
breaking point
zero hour
flash point
bolt from the blue
bolt out of the blue
voodoo
hex
crunch time
fatal flaw
extreme suffering
immorality
spell
rum deal
sinfulness
malediction
non-starter
wickedness
non-achiever
no-hoper
way of the world
malison
cess
enchantment
Indian sign
gremlin
charm
bugaboo
black magic
way the cookie crumbles
way things go
times we live in
school of hard knocks
unfortunate
chance
human condition
karma
kismet
way of it
destiny
life
hand one is dealt
usual state of affairs
luck
nefariousness
perniciousness
iniquity
outrage
wrongdoing
vice
maltreatment
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
assignment
function
role
mission
business
undertaking
engagement
chore
liability
commission
calling
answerability
do
occupation
culpability
exercise
affair
contract
brief
ought
province
service
position
requirement
load
place
detail
worry
albatross
trust
post
blameworthiness
errand
venture
enterprise
project
buck
piece of work
effort
activity
thing
encumbrance
part
fault
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
operation
pledge
directive
capacity
guilt
mantle
goal
challenge
consignment
instruction
objective
must
blame
pigeon
accountableness
moral imperative
interest
station
field
piece of business
pursuit
action
matter
act
deed
right
weight
chargeability
tie
prerogative
understanding
promise
committal
custody
remit
briefing
stress
privilege
pressure
warrant
pain
moral obligation
obligatoriness
constraint
boundness
importance
contribution
inconvenience
stint
gauntlet
bother
test
headache
tour of duty
taskwork
difficult task
millstone round one's neck
sphere
preserve
department
lookout
problem
call
instinct
impetus
motivation
motive
compulsion
cognition
hope
feat
plan
pretension
intention
aim
desire
stunt
exploit
accomplishment
wish
ambition
ideal
aspiration
doing
gig
purpose
racket
process
holy grail
intent
target
area of interest
bailiwick
area of activity
baby
rap
entanglement
involvement
employment
appointment
condemnation
censure
solution
designation
legation
embassy
command
incrimination
formal order
guiltiness
culpableness
recrimination
vocation
quest
action item
line
area
domain
arena
specialty
US
game
speciality
UK
discipline
realm
circle
element
walk
world
funeral
front
demesne
territory
sector
terrain
situation
section
turf
orbit
craft
point
object
barony
fiefdom
firmament
jurisdiction
fief
precinct
trade
kingdom
profession
industry
berth
scope
use
career
slot
area of knowledge
niche
métier
avocation
art
walk of life
line of work
proceeding
bag
authority
purview
line of country
area of responsibility
utility
billet
forte
raison d'être
living
participation
line of business
focus
way
dodge
day job
sphere of influence
chosen work
rat race
line of employment
dealing
transaction
difficulty
zone
scene
county
champaign
shire
tract
prefecture
bubble
sport
area of study
field of expertise
area of concern
sphere of operations
hand
region
universe
goings-on
issue
expertise
competency
competence
experience
skillset
say
question
subject
servitude
setup
practice
chores
rôle
party
bit
share
side
skill
livelihood
behalf
faction
cause
palaver
beeswax
reason
employ
personal concern
consideration
principle
wont
idea
destination
expectation
end
sense
relevance
avail
basis
design
application
lay
lifework
handicraft
biz
behavior
US
faculty
connection
meaning
mark
power
behaviour
UK
dominion
specialism
class
administration
classification
spot
circuit
sphere of activity
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
discouragement
fence
hold-up
railing
blank wall
congestion
defence
UK
rein
damper
defense
US
hedge
preventative
cordon
protection
safeguard
security
precaution
trouble
checking
jam
arrest
dissuasion
pitfall
headache
logjam
backup
tailback
remedy
snarl
pale
determent
limit
mishap
precautionary measure
preventive measure
protective measure
snarl-up
traffic jam
restricted access
bond
fetters
bonds
circumscription
confinement
occlusion
chains
opposition
barring
choking
traverse
hobble
yoke
palladium
stumbling stone
jump
shield
closure
leash
bridle
caution
constriction
nuisance
weak point
failure
deficiency
defensive measures
gotcha
stone in one's path
line of defense
hedgerow
rail
suppression
blocking object
gimmick
protective
neutralizer
bridling
curbing
repression
hassle
failing
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
cross
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
bug
fail-safe
snafu
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
tangle
sentry post
boundary
thorn in one's side
monkey on back
interdict
stockade
fencing
rampart
palisade
bulwark
fortification
land mine
balking
US
embargo
sublimation
anticipatory measure
enclosure
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
blind spot
downfall
adversity
impasse
misfortune
upset
blow
blunder
defeat
slip
tie-up
knock
bummer
reversal
inefficacy
error
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
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
truss
bunch
container load
roll
block
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
point
pith
meat
nub
heart
theme
matter
marrow
nitty-gritty
crux
kernel
bottom line
content
intent
stuff
nucleus
root
meat and potatoes
nuts and bolts
denotation
upshot
quintessence
idea
keynote
subject
centerpiece
US
sum
net
pivot
bull's-eye
centrepiece
UK
heart of the matter
soul
text
nubbin
topic
motif
sum and substance
name of the game
essentials
direction
subject matter
connotation
fundamentals
argument
centre
UK
center
US
brass tacks
punch line
essential part
interpretation
nature
force
focus
vein
body
purpose
basis
character
thread
bearing
basics
relevance
strain
significancy
importance
short
intendment
score
main point
acceptation
salient point
focal point
main idea
question
motive
tendency
flavour
UK
flavor
US
aim
nuance
being
mood
essentiality
consequence
view
viewpoint
quiddity
end
kicker
effect
reality
understanding
fiber
US
fibre
UK
fundamental point
nature of the beast
ideas
definition
intimation
context
thought
implications
resolution
hub
suggestion
worth
value
allusion
explanation
reason
rationale
essential point
central point
proposition
inwardness
circumstance
moral
case
embodiment
zest
nature of beast
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
way
ethos
trend
course
lifeblood
validity
material
power
soundness
action
train of thought
story line
sequence
gravamen
staple
foundation
clout
concreteness
path
base
prominence
magnitude
guts
constitution
element
backbone
grain
actuality
structure
inclination
run
evolution
tone
quality
aspect
form
entity
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
ropes
details
course of thought
chief thing
the name of the game
chief part
essential details
the facts
cold fact
important matter
crux of the matter
hard fact
summary
takeaway
long and short
main theme
central idea
general picture
important point
central theme
take away
cornerstone
bedrock
fundamental
groundwork
disposition
personality
makeup
principles
keystone
identity
psyche
temper
underpinning
seat
make-up
self
persona
rudiments
mind
standard
quick
concern
individuality
law
feeling
foundations
temperament
premise
precept
distillation
axiom
issue
complexion
linchpin
traits
humour
UK
humor
US
nexus
concept
stamp
beginning
theory
basic
composition
axis
rule
starting point
ABC
fabric
tenet
make
attributes
source
animus
feel
subconscious
truth
cause
sine qua non
cast
presence
rudiment
locus
consciousness
elements
warp and woof
grammar
item
life force
theorem
omphalos
fundamental principle
alphabet
affair
proposal
mentality
principal element
inner self
polestar
business
ground
problem
rules
ethic
regulation
warp
essential nature
qualities
origin
frame of mind
anima
philosophy
spice
seasoning
merit
capital
features
bosom
truism
principal object
capacity
code
matter at hand
mainspring
capability
essential
beginnings
existence
lynchpin
attitude
authority
distinction
infrastructure
characteristic
pneuma
symbolization
fountainhead
tincture
condiment
sauce
relish
additive
herb
formula
outlook
crown
characteristics
middle
inference
potential
atmosphere
epicenter
US
golden rule
object
ego
fount
key
ambience
mettle
mold
US
feature
mould
UK
animation
fact
subsistence
design
account
insinuation
discussion
eminence
aura
main ingredient
principal constituent
subtext
centre of attention
UK
chief ingredient
particular
hotbed
center of attention
US
true being
vital force
animating principle
navel
epicentre
UK
strength
cynosure
innermost self
inner woman
field of inquiry
extract
footing
lesson
conscience
inner man
first principle
ground zero
postulate
field of reference
area under discussion
standards
tenets
weight
precepts
truisms
verity
mainstay
preliminaries
norms
determinant
maxim
axioms
target
Zen
genesis
doctrine
dictum
laws
highlight
survival
undertone
start
talent
ability
first principles
wellspring
seed
detail
making
inner being
most important point
seedbed
living
feather
image
framework
scheme
driving force
psychology
aphorism
stature
excellence
air
manifestation
model
basic principles
texture
animating spirit
moving force
ground rule
undercurrent
position
particularity
part
crucial point
motion
clay
point of departure
animateness
kind
intellect
expertise
proficiency
competence
consideration
superiority
overtone
essential qualities
trait
hint
kidney
mecca
continuance
study
title
individualism
key point
field
reference
information
belly
spark
prevailing tendency
dominating characteristic
best part
subcurrent
gnome
marketplace
breath
coal and ice
endowment
portion
faculty
qualification
area
main thing
place
ground rules
vibrations
inner ego
motivating force
hidden meaning
eye
state of mind
turn of mind
potential for
concentration
headquarters
ka
atman
wairua
secondary meaning
matter in hand
cluster
elan vital
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
true intention
real meaning
true meaning
flavouring
UK
flavoring
US
color
US
genius
colour
UK
butt
quintain
scope
assumption
morale
cheer
mode
climate
epitome
embryo
bud
adage
teaching
condition
chapter
class
decisive point
guiding principle
vibe
belief
concepts
bases
inception
configuration
spotlight
outcome
conclusion
determination
preliminary
birthplace
basic idea
moralism
saying
sermon
dead center
home run
direct hit
midpoint
designation
anchor
ilk
commencement
flagship
materials
ingredients
hole in one
facade
impression
semblance
climax
stress
parts
components
constituents
breast
essential element
inner child
ball game
spirituality
awareness
druthers
stripe
breed
sort
variety
type
key detail
important detail
key element
fountain
bull's eye
forefront
showpiece
emphasis
attraction
timbre
promise
saw
proverb
apophthegm
motto
epigram
surface
assumptions
defining characteristic
essential feature
policy line
prescript
creature
organism
weave
description
emotions
like
anatomy
apothegm
guise
exterior
façade
contention
division
general meaning
general intention
constituent
main ingredients
article
blurb
state
thing
news
report
story
potentiality
gut
inside
mass
postulates
prescripts
formulae
heartstrings
bones
sprout
sprig
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
modus operandi
finish
inspiration
pride and joy
main
constellation
what it's all about
criterion
main feature
high point
high spot
main event
line
institution
front
roots
affectation
cast of mind
mind-set
moot point
jewel in the crown
theorems
determinants
summation
abstract
suspicion
truths
dogma
stimulus
bulk
colouring
UK
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
practicality
stipulation
mechanisms
facts
brunt
generality
majority
total
whole
élan vital
moving spirit
through-line
convention
aphorisms
keystones
practicalities
organisation
UK
principal
outline
look
realities
woof
component
specific
principium
necessities
ABC's
totality
integral
integrate
vital fluid
vital spark
dynamic force
essential constituent
essential component
well head
vital spirit
humanity
will
doctrines
apothegms
codes
note
real issue
factor
sentience
primary element
smell
key component
important part
conception
blood
sap
animating force
house
central
home
use
touch
interest
urgency
fine point
facet
respect
golden rules
substructure
chief
preponderance
heft
intelligence
ardor
US
fervor
US
fervour
UK
ardour
UK
hard facts
center of attraction
US
center of activity
US
centre of activity
UK
centre of attraction
UK
nerve centre
happy hunting ground
first steps
continued existence
creation
personage
viability
aliveness
growth
intermixture
nap
roughness
stiffness
fineness
balance
coarseness
smoothness
flexibility
corporality
continuation
corporeality
the three R's
motivation
seasoner
main part
ingredient
technicality
nicety
info
angle
datum
perspective
data
gravity
impact
seriousness
noteworthiness
basic characteristics
imagination
spiritual being
secret self
real nature
antecedent
vital signs
conceit
inherent attributes
inherent qualities
inherent characteristics
background
major part
principal part
lion's share
beinghood
existing
personhood
specification
slant
point of view
standing
influence
exigency
notability
graveness
momentousness
breath of life
recesses of heart
inherent features
basic attributes
essential attributes
essential features
essential characteristics
basic features
basic qualities
perseverance
permanence
journey
thingness
spark of life
better part
greater part
dope
itemized information
gen
low-down
superego
weightiness
rank
prestige
bent
fingerprint
peculiarity
hallmark
continued survival
essential being
submerged mind
undersense
subliminal self
underconsciousness
subconscious mind
id
inner thoughts
subliminal
unconscious mind
subconsciousness
uniqueness
shape
essential quality
colors
US
properties
distinctiveness
name of tune
extent
status
mystique
style
complex
colours
UK
frame
streak
speciality
UK
singularity
specialty
US
badge
mark
appearance
estimation
morality
ethics
selfhood
affection
set
marked traits
crasis
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
persecutor
gnawer
snag
dilemma
turmoil
infuriation
pip
irksomeness
affliction
burr under someone's saddle
burr in someone's saddle
issue
fuss
nightmare
quagmire
predicament
nudge
cuss
schmo
trials and tribulations
teasing
unhappiness
aversion
downer
source of difficulty
dislike
hate
ghost
fizzle
cause of annoyance
chip on your shoulder
cause of distress
problems
thorn in your side
pet hate
old one-two
bitter pill
unease
bete noire
bête noire
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
sturdiness
robustness
stockiness
stoutness
beefiness
burliness
concentration
quantity
concretion
consistency
frequency
impenetrability
hardness
substantiality
compactness
solidness
concreteness
tightness
closeness
body
crowdedness
toughness
snugness
impassability
imperviousness
impenetrableness
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
work
feudalism
enthrallment
indenture
bullwork
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
dependence
peculiar institution
dependency
subordination
subservience
helotism
forced labour
hands
power
clutches
human trafficking
grasp
grip
control
villenage
supremacy
spell
incarceration
confinement
detention
internment
custody
imprisonment
immurement
durance
impoundment
prison
arrest
porridge
time
constraint
committal
detainer
detainment
hold
gaol
UK
entombment
jail
US
limbo
bird
chokey
penal servitude
sentence
isolation
term
quarantine
hard labour
remand
jaildom
immuration
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
figure
amount
outlay
tribute
damage
price tag
fare
bill
sum
ante
expenditure
demand
debt
subscription
valuation
quotation
liability
pay
charges
expenses
due
value
surcharge
disbursement
ransom
total
estimate
freight
membership fee
worth
fees
debit
selling price
monetary value
asking price
obligation
tariffs
levies
capitation
bite
appraisal
score
surtax
appraisement
customs duties
terms
tune
sticker
budget
import tax
face value
ticket
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
brokerage
towage
fine
salvage
remuneration
spending
export tax
proportional tax
pork barrel
extra
spend
poll tax
monetary worth
financial value
economic value
wage
setback
retail
bill of fare
bounty
rental
squeeze
out of pocket
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
quote
rent
costing
outgoing
rent payment
salary
stipend
estimated price
emolument
estimation
overhead
bid
outgoings
bid price
reward
compensation
account
earnings
honorarium
quoted price
recompense
tender
price sticker
throw
packet
money spent
paycheck
offer
admission
entrance fee
pay envelope
tidy sum
entry fee
lease
apartment
seat rate
pot
label
rental unit
incidental
raise
quantity
number
injection of capital
highway robbery
equivalent
aggregate
set-back
pricing
pledge
airfare
price ticket
incidental expense
evaluation
overheads
consumption
gain
return
entry
guesstimate
starting price
marked price
ask price
benefit
wages
using
output
use
application
payout
ballpark estimate
profits
splurge
payoff
outflow
squander
entrance
estimated value
estimated cost
ballpark figure
income
revenue
proceeds
profit
disposal
returns
perquisites
perks
pickings
entry charge
admission fee
come to
cash on barrelhead
expending
disbursal
giving
donation
commission
handout
percentage
paying out
laying out
meed
cut
take
piece
house
rake-off
end
slice
handle
share
juice
take-in
chunk
gravy
doling out
parting with
handing out
pay out
piece of the action
more ❯
Noun
▲
General, continuing costs of operation
overhead
budget
cost
depreciation
expense
expenses
insurance
outlay
rent
upkeep
utilities
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
entrust
overfill
overcharge
trouble
inflict
overreach
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
invest
surcharge
ballast
pile it on
thrust something on
inflict something on
unload on
put too much in
endow
overdo
make heavier
leave
dump
fob something off on to
apply
impose upon
exact
give responsibility for
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
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
gnaw at
dispirit
dismay
agonize
US
lie heavy on
bug
irritate
annoy
irk
discourage
dishearten
rack
cast down
agitate
agonise
UK
weigh heavily on
ail
aggrieve
hang over
disquiet
discompose
concern
fret
crush
blight
harry
curse
pain
pester
faze
exasperate
hassle
discommode
daunt
hurt
beleaguer
besiege
prey on your mind
fuss
desolate
perplex
demoralize
US
be a burden to
niggle
bring down
aggravate
make gloomy
make despondent
demoralise
UK
anguish
unsettle
make anxious
burn up
get to
smite
make sad
cause anxiety to
persecute
prey on
weigh on
alarm
discomfort
disconcert
exercise
dampen spirits
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
obsess
fluster
excruciate
rattle
wound
be a burden on
take over
dampen
buffet
fear
press down on
stew
sweat
tear
mortify
gall
flurry
unhinge
frazzle
chafe
take control of
distemper
make desolate
discomfit
puzzle
shake
scourge
tease
make blue
drag down
freak out
break one's heart
put into a funk
put a damper on
nag at
weird out
weigh heavily on one's mind
niggle at
rankle with
reduce to tears
do someone's head in
knock the stuffing out of
make uncomfortable
stir up
dash hopes
pour cold water on
turn off
give a hard time
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
tear away at
weigh
chagrin
be in someone's way
dampen someone's spirit
possess
grind at
abash
dash the hopes of
excoriate
terrorize
US
punish
mither
fester
spook
terrorise
UK
grind
psych
down
deplore
rankle
beleague
wear
gnaw
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
eat at
be bothered
cause anxiety
be a weight on someone's mind
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
cast a gloom on
lie
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
preoccupy
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
occupy
appal
UK
affect
provoke
crucify
pother
martyr
take the heart out of
come back to haunt
pursue
grip
be a weight on one's mind
strike
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
assail
unnerve
abuse
maltreat
peeve
cause agony to
offend
frustrate
cause pain to
pick on
pique
ride
devastate
anger
disgust
confound
tyrannize
US
confuse
inflict anguish on
miff
tyrannise
UK
ill-treat
attack
rend
sicken
tick off
convulse
move
sear
touch
embarrass
discountenance
shock
put out
lacerate
wrong
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
throw off balance
put off
get
grate
rasp
eat
spite
cause pain
frost
gripe
outrage
stab
itch
overwhelm
derange
brutalize
US
taunt
inflame
pierce
heckle
break
cut up
bite
cut
nauseate
bend someone's ear
cause discomfort
pinch
repel
rub up the wrong way
repulse
prick
affront
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
victimize
US
grizzle
damage
shatter
tangle
suppress
hunt
rock
gut
hurt deeply
nonplus
grind on
bait
suffer
wrench
martyrize
work up
cause disquiet to
muse
labor
US
labour
UK
exhaust
sap
scar
hit hard
strap
nit-pick
entangle
hamper
be prey to
throw off
aggress
tire
squirm
roust
put on the rack
be the victim of
stir
excite
knock the wind out of
discriminate against
victimise
UK
accost
terrify
cause someone distress
disgruntle
put the squeeze on
harsh one's mellow
inflict
push buttons
incapacitate
flip
craze
floor
bewilder
rouse
thrill
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
disoblige
jar
slight
grind down
weaken
destroy
infuriate
tire out
wear out
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
slow
disrupt
hang up
stonewall
cramp one's style
get in the way of
cut off
scupper
derail
stand in the way of
stall
bind
entangle
brake
forbid
preclude
shelve
put an end to
dissuade from
interdict
choke off
put a brake on
close off
shut off
shut down
discontinue
suspend
leash
tie
debilitate
inconvenience
entrammel
weigh down
drag your feet
tie one's hands
weaken
put a crimp in
snooker
defeat
puzzle
confound
stump
mystify
spoil
nonplus
scotch
postpone
detain
retardate
flummox
withhold
pause
defer
protract
repress
corner
dead-end
pigeonhole
upset
remit
prorogue
put paid to
intermit
put off
slow up
hold off on
prolong
take down
bring to screeching halt
stave off
make late
confine
hold
hold over
put back
back off
bog down
keep back
hold off
put the kibosh on
hang fire
put on hold
throw a monkey wrench into
give the run around
put on back burner
faze
freeze
discomfit
dam
rattle
chain
disconcert
saddle with
foul up
screw up
give a hard time
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
root
fold
faint
overburden
overstrain
yawn
collapse
get the better of
encumber
hamper
injure
hinder
hurt
mar
harm
attenuate
extenuate
give out
take
unstrengthen
wipe out
nearly kill
wear oneself to a shadow
run into the ground
become tired
go stale
run out of steam
break down
run down
stress out
become exhausted
become drained
wear oneself to a frazzle
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
compromise
lessen
blunt
impede
spoil
maim
lame
disfigure
mutilate
deface
deteriorate
threaten
sabotage
foul up
wither
erode
tarnish
blemish
lower
destabilize
US
corrode
mangle
decrease
debase
shrink
thwart
devaluate
destabilise
UK
make lame
eat away
detract from
atrophy
shrivel
wound
blight
emaciate
corrupt
flaw
endamage
dilute
torpedo
crab
crush
cheapen
batter
bloody
disrupt
dent
smash
devalue
worsen
hobble
dislimb
cross up
sap the strength of
prejudice
mess up
foul
shake
rough up
invalidate
wear away
shake up
water down
take out
be detrimental to
sicken
consume
gnaw
bonk
rob from
hock
palsy
sideline
stifle
dismember
hit the wall
jeopardize
US
have a bad effect on
ravage
annihilate
afflict
dismantle
taint
trash
pull the rug out from under
undo
reduce the power of
shock
scorch
blast
inconvenience
demolish
pull the teeth of
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
decay
cause detriment to
do harm to
wreak havoc on
contract
deaden
benumb
obtund
dull
chip away
put out of commission
throw a monkey wrench into
bruise
degenerate
sandbag
scar
dwindle
perish
negate
lighten
constrict
adulterate
deflate
temper
dissipate
mitigate
assuage
calm
thin
rarefy
abate
soothe
offset
render powerless
deform
degrade
demean
crumble
abase
mangulate
halt
disintegrate
pervert
total
scathe
deprave
stop
take the edge off
crool
wizen
deactivate
warp
pique
wax
debauch
poison
queer
waste away
hack up
smirch
draw blood
chasten
shrivel up
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 assign a responsibility, duty, or task to
charge
assign
entrust
commission
delegate
designate
task
commit
consign
intrust
ordain
allocate
allot
appoint
apportion
appropriate
enrol
UK
enroll
US
trust
encumber
load
saddle
invest
authorize
US
vest
authorise
UK
give
empower
accredit
place
grant
nominate
choose
elect
select
license
UK
warrant
hand over
turn over
licence
US
depute
leave
deputize
US
pass
hand
transmit
transfer
repose
deputise
UK
confide
relegate
qualify
enable
name
give over
certify
detail
constitute
deliver
charter
relinquish
co-opt
convey
confer
engage
install
US
mandate
commend
sanction
induct
endow
order
devolve
send
recommend
cast
adopt
instal
UK
dispatch
swear in
post
assign to
station
set
tax
confine
conscript
present
bestow
attach
entrust with
charge with
deposit
submit
vote
shift
offer
move
promise
employ
destine
instruct
bid
command
give up
leave to
instate
inaugurate
confide to
initiate
give responsibility for
crown
enthrone
surrender
anoint
divert
seat
consecrate
refer
confer on
vouchsafe
establish
baptize
US
permit
redirect
honour
UK
bestow on
vest in
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
give into the care of
put into the hands of
give into the charge of
give into the custody of
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
hire
sign up
vote in
slot
tab
create
enjoin
tap
legislate
enact
determine
take on
title
fix
invest in
institute
install as
cast as
recruit
lay down
find employment for
find a job for
ascribe
promote to
elevate to
christen
proffer
enlist
denominate
design
tender
validate
countenance
ratify
consent
rubber-stamp
legalize
US
endorse
approve
coronate
decide upon
legalise
UK
assign the part to
give the part to
give permission to
confer a right to
grant the right to
ennoble
dignify
dictate
found
rule
call
pronounce
direct
prescribe
specify
start
begin
declare
decide
announce
form
set up
originate
handpick
brand
resolve
denote
foresay
deal
walk heavy
impose
put your foot down
adjudge
set down
bless
lay down the law
proclaim
deal with
promote
plant
launch
develop
introduce
pioneer
shape
innovate
organize
US
dub
recognize
US
figure
recognise
UK
conclude
propose
classify
draft
US
select for
install in
settle upon
organise
UK
draught
UK
detail for
induct in
ordain in
institute in
decide on for
choose for
hold responsible
opt for
point to
put one's finger on
cherry-pick
single out
put in place
more ❯
Verb
▲
Attack, terrorize
prey on
catch
attack
blackmail
bleed
bother
bug
bully
consume
depredate
depress
devour
distress
eat
exploit
extort
fleece
haunt
hunt
intimidate
kill
load
oppress
plunder
preoccupy
raid
seize
tax
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
trouble
victimise
UK
victimize
US
weigh
worry
feed on
live off
live on
take advantage of
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
bury
satisfy
cloy
snow under
overburden
bombard
overindulge
sicken
overfeed
submerge
feed
drown
beset
gratify
snow
nauseate
overeat
jade
overflow
indulge
overpower
besiege
submerse
slake
fill up
gulf
crowd
overcrowd
shower
bog down
cover
appease
pall
eat
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
plunge
flow over
sweep over
wet
surround
steep
encompass
absorb
impregnate
wash over
devour
souse
pour over
come over
douse
sop
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
waterlog
ret
macerate
sodden
imbue
drouk
suffuse
seep
marinate
bathe
wash
transfuse
wet through
douche
percolate
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
squeeze
badger
lean on
goad
threaten
hustle
exact
influence
thrust
harry
nag
put pressure on
prod
inflict
induce
twist one's arm
persuade
pester
use pressure on
hector
cow
fast-talk
extract
brainwash
spur
bounce
propel
extort
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
unload
wrest
land with
take
lumber someone with
saddle with
express
shotgun
dictate
bear
make necessary
ramrod
bluster
act on
frighten
insist on
warrant
levy
steer
introduce
have someone do something
burden someone with
commit
cause to be
cause to become
want
need
restrict
palm
restrain
pass off
milk
oppress
lay
palm off
intrude
put
instruct
beset
persecute
cajole
torment
wish
plague
dragoon into
fob off
steamroll
direct
challenge
buffalo
leave
pulp
ask
browbeat into
postulate
crave
put the arm on
render
breathe down someone's neck
crack down
wring
turn
pick on
come at
turn the screws on
apply pressure
put the chill on
force upon
shove
throw
shanghai
indebt
astrict
hassle
compress
actuate
bother
place
constrict
condense
squash
wreak
set
sell
politick
prompt
convince
inveigle
get
lead
exhort
despotize
overbear
wheedle
importune
assail
leave someone no option
pressurize into
coerce into
tempt
worry
provoke
make indebted
will
argue
bludgeon into
bully into
bring pressure upon
bring
work over
lean
involve
besiege
talk
sway
intimidate into
terrorize into
pitchfork
put up to
have
impose on
effect
fleece
gouge
kick
entail
call for
trouble
vex
tighten the screw on
turn the screw on
prevail upon
walk heavy
ride roughshod
put the screws to
throw your weight around
commandeer
put the frighteners on
dog
ride roughshod over
strike
railroad into
reduce
incite
high-pressure
mean
leave someone no option but to
boss about
boss around
forcefully persuade
bring force to bear on
encourage
exert
invoke
crush
expect
whip
hold a gun to someone's head
put through the wringer
lord it over
hold a gun to one's head
put heat on
steamroller into
behoove
US
bleed
bulldoze into
bid
behove
UK
be grounds for
mash
exert influence on
volunteer someone unwittingly
hinder
suppress
repress
justify
inspire
make compulsory
go to town on
bear down on
employ
instigate
motivate
request
ransom
shake
bribe
assess
subject
fine
manipulate
tell someone to volunteer
high pressure
beg
beseech
requisition
solicit
subdue
extort money from
make an offer they can't refuse
leave no choice but to
awe
consign
assign
ride
overawe
affright
shake down
call upon
push for
insist upon
assert oneself
demand hush money from
hold to ransom
put the shake on
condemn
doom
voluntell
push about
scare off
offload
dump
scare the bejesus out of
subject to
finagle
shift on to
press out
squeeze out
compel to accept
get rid of
thrust upon
inflict upon
dominate
scare
terrify
subjugate
victimize
US
daunt
victimise
UK
unnerve
order about
order around
mistreat
abuse
walk all over
boss
dismay
disconcert
maltreat
give orders to
alarm
kick around
treat harshly
spook
deter
faze
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
discourage
rule
overwhelm
psych out
torture
trample on
dictate to
ill-treat
put down
call the shots
be cruel to
abash
petrify
ruffle
discomfit
rattle
control
chivvy
overpower
appall
US
dishearten
aggrieve
distress
perturb
agitate
enslave
disquiet
give orders
tell someone what to do
appal
UK
trample underfoot
rule with an iron hand
bring someone to their knees
be overbearing
rule with a rod of iron
ill-use
mess over
throw one's weight about
lay down the law
keep under thumb
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
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
conquer
trample
confuse
bewilder
perplex
nonplus
keep down
confound
hold down
discompose
unsettle
domineer over
subordinate
make uneasy
fluster
make anxious
grind down
jolt
baffle
destabilize
US
unbalance
hold sway over
gain mastery over
train
mystify
flummox
rule despotically
rule over
tyrannize over
gain ascendancy over
render helpless
gain control of
treat brutally
weigh heavy upon
have someone under your thumb
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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