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- pronunciation:
- buhr
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 n
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
A burden is something you carry that is usually heavy. Sometimes a burden is something in your life that you have to live with or take care of even though it is difficult and not fun.
Donkeys carried the heavy burdens of the travelers.Taking care of my grandma isn't easy for my mom, but she says it's not a burden because my grandmother is so sweet.- synonyms:
- load
- similar words:
- care, cargo, cross, difficulty, freight, hardship, strain, tax, trial, trouble, weight, yoke
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| related words: |
blame, debt, obligation, pressure |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
burdens, burdening, burdened |
| definition: |
When you burden someone, you give them something heavy to carry or a difficult problem to handle.
My aunt said she didn't want to burden my mom, but she still asked if she could stay at our house for another week.- similar words:
- afflict, bother, charge, hamper, handicap, strain, tax, trouble, worry
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| related words: |
load, overwhelm, swamp |
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