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Burden

ˈbəːdn

Burden definitions

noun

Inflections:

burden burdens

a load, typically a heavy one

Synonyms:
load cargo freight weight
- a duty or misfortune that causes worry, hardship, or distress
  
  "the tax burden on low-wage earners"
- the main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task
  
  "the burden of establishing that the authority had misused its powers rests upon the prosecution"
- a ship's carrying capacity; tonnage
  
  "the schooner Wyoming, of about 6,000 tons burden"
the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument

Synonyms:
gist substance drift implication intention thrust meaning significance signification sense essence thesis import purport tenor message spirit
the refrain or chorus of a song

Synonyms:
refrain burden strain

verb

Inflections:

burden burdened burdening burdens