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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
burden/ˈbɜːdn/
▶noun
- 1 a heavy load.
- 2 a cause of hardship, worry, or grief.
■ the main responsibility for a task.
- 3 a ship's carrying capacity.
- 4 the main theme of a speech, book, or argument.
- 5 archaic the refrain or chorus of a song.
- 1 load heavily.
- 2 cause worry, hardship, or grief to.
– phrases
burden of proof the obligation to prove an assertion.
burden of proof the obligation to prove an assertion.
– derivatives
burdensome adjective.
burdensome adjective.
'burden' also found in these Oxford entries:
albatross
- bail
- beast of burden
- burthen
- carking
- cattle
- cumber
- disburden
- disembarrass
- -en
- encumber
- encumbrance
- exonerate
- grieve
- imposition
- incidence
- incident
- indemnity
- load
- lumber
- millstone
- onerous
- onus
- overburden
- overextend
- pannier
- relieve
- saddle
- shoulder
- unburden
- unencumbered
- water buffalo
Forum discussions with the word(s) "burden" in the title:
bear any burden
Burden
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burden of tomorrow - semantic problem
burden/load
ease instructors' burden
have thrust upon you a greater burden of responsibility
i have too much burden on my shoulders
I to bear this is some burden
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Public reporting burden
Put an undo burden on someone/something
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Something I am not sure was really a burden
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That’s the burden of my song.
The medical costs for diabetes pose a burden to the society
the more the people, the less the burden will be
to burden scabied nags on pony rides
Burden
burden number
burden of their own creation
burden of tomorrow - semantic problem
burden/load
ease instructors' burden
have thrust upon you a greater burden of responsibility
i have too much burden on my shoulders
I to bear this is some burden
lighten the burden, take a load off
off-load a burden
Public reporting burden
Put an undo burden on someone/something
relive your burden?
Something I am not sure was really a burden
sustain burden of proof
That’s the burden of my song.
The medical costs for diabetes pose a burden to the society
the more the people, the less the burden will be
to burden scabied nags on pony rides
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