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What is another word for weigh down?

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To load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

To cause sadness or distress to

To burden or worry with

To burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively

To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

To impede the work or progress of

To overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

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To load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

“To weigh down the cart so it wouldn't roll away in the wind, she used two bricks and four-gallon jugs filled with water.”

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To cause sadness or distress to

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

make one's heart bleed

give someone the blues

bring tears to your eyes

break someone's spirit

break someone's heart

dampen someone's spirit

harsh someone's mellow

make someone's heart bleed

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“I chose not to weigh the child down with cares that were beyond his years.”

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To burden or worry with

agonize^US

agonise^UK

weigh heavily on someone's mind

take the heart out of

lie heavy on someone's mind

grind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavily on one's mind

mess with someone's head

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

give someone the hump

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive round the twist

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

victimize^US

victimise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

put someone's nose out of joint

rub you up the wrong way

be a thorn in someone's flesh

rattle someone's cage

be a weight on someone's mind

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

punish repeatedly and unfairly

get on someone's case

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To burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively

dump something on someone

fob something off on to

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To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

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To impede the work or progress of

baulk^UK

balk^US

throw a spanner in the works

interrupt

drag your feet

derail

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

cramp someone's style

put a spoke in someone's wheel

throw monkey wrench in

put at a disadvantage

hold in

mess up

place at a disadvantage

queer someone's pitch

bring to screeching halt

prevent from making progress

throw a monkey wrench in the works

put out of commission

throw a spoke in the wheel of

not allow to go beyond

keep within the limits of

take wind out of sails

throw a monkey wrench into

destabilize^US

demoralize^US

give a disadvantage to

be unfair to

put in an unfavourable position

treat unfavourably

tell against

inflict a handicap on

let up

bring to a standstill

demoralise^UK

destabilise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

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Verb

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To overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

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