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Adjective

Being burdened by something

Lacking engagement or enthusiasm

Packed heavily, especially beyond normal capacity

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated

Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

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

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 inflict something undesirable on someone

Past tense for close in on

Past tense for to cause concern or anxiety

Past tense for to cause unease in one's mental state

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; inundate

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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.”

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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

colorless^US

lacklustre^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

lackluster^US

colourless^UK

given to looking on the black side

traumatized^US

ill-humored^US

traumatised^UK

unfavorable^US

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

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

snivelling^UK

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

baulked^UK

balked^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

sniveling^US

on the verge of tears

dishonoured^UK

victimised^UK

victimized^US

dishonored^US

racked with suffering

with tears in your eyes

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

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

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Packed heavily, especially beyond normal capacity

bursting at the seams

like Piccadilly Circus

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Adjective

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Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated

Adjective

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Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

at the end of one's tether

with one's back to the wall

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

waiting with bated breath

waiting for the axe to fall

with one's stomach in knots

not slack

not loose

tightly drawn

with butterflies in one's stomach

with one's heart in one's mouth

having butterflies in the stomach

like a fish out of water

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

tearing one's hair out

shaking in one's shoes

having a funny feeling

at the end of your tether

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)

Verb

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

fobbed something off on to

made heavy demands on

inflicted something on

unloaded something on

worked oneself into the ground

exerted excessively

knocked oneself out

worked too hard

run oneself into the ground

made too many demands on

went too far

gone too far

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

ran oneself into the ground

drove too far

driven too far

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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

given someone the blues

gave someone the blues

brought tears to your eyes

dragged

thrown cold water on

dulled

made your heart bleed

bugged

broke someone's heart

reduced to tears

darkened

turned one off

harshed someone's mellow

broken someone's heart

floored

threw

thrown

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 inflict something undesirable on someone

Verb

Past tense for close in on

Verb

Past tense for to cause concern or anxiety

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

given someone a hard time

gave someone a hard time

torn

tore

given the needle

given one the business

gave one the business

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Past tense for to cause unease in one's mental state

agonised^UK

agonized^US

brought tears to your eyes

poured cold water on

made your heart bleed

hurt someone's feelings

pushed the buttons of

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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

put a straitjacket on

shut out

brought to screeching halt

put on hold

put in an unfavourable position

put off the evil day

put off the evil hour

put on the back burner

neutralized^US

clipped someone's wings

neutralised^UK

prevented from making progress

threw a spanner in the works

inflicted a handicap on

beaten around the bush

thrown a spanner in the works

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

took a rain check on

taken a rain check on

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

done a disservice to

did a disservice to

gave a disadvantage to

given a disadvantage to

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Past tense for overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate

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