Meaning & Definition of Burden in English
English⟶
Burden
/bərdən/
noun
1. An onerous or difficult concern
- "The burden of responsibility"
- "That's a load off my mind"
synonym:
- burden,
- load,
- encumbrance,
- incumbrance,
- onus
2. Weight to be borne or conveyed
synonym:
- load,
- loading,
- burden
3. The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
synonym:
- effect,
- essence,
- burden,
- core,
- gist
4. The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
synonym:
- burden
verb
1. Weight down with a load
synonym:
- burden,
- burthen,
- weight,
- weight down
2. Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
- "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
synonym:
- charge,
- saddle,
- burden
Examples of using
I am afraid I'll be a burden to you.
He was a burden to his parents.