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Adjective

Being burdened by something

Lacking engagement or enthusiasm

Packed heavily, especially beyond normal capacity

Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

(of a situation or course of action) Filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable)

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

Past tense for to load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

Past tense for to cause sadness or distress to

Past tense for to cause concern or anxiety

Past tense for make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Past tense for to put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

Past tense for overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

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Adjective

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Being burdened by something

“Postal workers have been weighed down delivering the Christmas post and bar staff have been rushed off their feet.”

Adjective

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Lacking engagement or enthusiasm

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

at the end of your tether

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

humorless^US

humourless^UK

agonized^US

agonised^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

given to looking on the black side

traumatized^US

ill-humored^US

colorless^US

traumatised^UK

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

colourless^UK

unfavorable^US

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

up the creek

beside oneself with grief

baulked^UK

balked^US

snivelling^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sniveling^US

on the verge of tears

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

victimised^UK

victimized^US

with cold feet

lost momentum

in a stew

racked with suffering

with tears in your eyes

glutted with

pouting

petulant

have had it up to here with

have had enough

have had a basinful of

have had something up to here

having a fit of the sulks

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Adjective

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Packed heavily, especially beyond normal capacity

bursting at the seams

like Piccadilly Circus

like the Black Hole of Calcutta

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Adjective

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Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

with your back to the wall

at the end of your tether

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

waiting with bated breath

having butterflies in the stomach

waiting for the axe to fall

with one's stomach in knots

not slack

not loose

tightly drawn

with your heart in your mouth

like a fish out of water

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

tearing one's hair out

shaking in one's shoes

having a funny feeling

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

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Adjective

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(of a situation or course of action) Filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable)

Adjective

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Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

persecuted

crushed

mistreated

victimised^UK

victimized^US

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

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Past tense for to load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

fobbed something off on to

inflicted something on

made heavy demands on

worked oneself into the ground

dumped with

run yourself into the ground

knocked oneself out

worked too hard

made too many demands on

ran yourself into the ground

overdone it

gave responsibility for

given responsibility for

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“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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Past tense for to cause sadness or distress to

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

knocked the stuffing out of

brought tears to your eyes

given someone the blues

gave someone the blues

broke someone's heart

reduced to tears

darkened

harshed someone's mellow

broken someone's heart

taken the heart out of

took the heart out of

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

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Past tense for to cause concern or anxiety

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

brought tears to your eyes

breathed down someone's neck

driven round the bend

done a number on

did a number on

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

thrown off balance

threw off balance

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Past tense for make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

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Past tense for to put a damper on one's mood or enthusiasm

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Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

baulked^UK

balked^US

thrown a spanner in the works of

threw a spanner in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

put at a disadvantage

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

placed at a disadvantage

put out of commission

shut out

brought to screeching halt

put on hold

put in an unfavourable position

neutralized^US

clipped someone's wings

neutralised^UK

prevented from making progress

threw a spanner in the works

inflicted a handicap on

kept within the limits of

thrown a spanner in the works

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

gave the run around

given the run around

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

came to a standstill

done a disservice to

did a disservice to

gave a disadvantage to

given a disadvantage to

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Verb

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Past tense for overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

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