burden
/bˈɝdən/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
noun
- an onerous or difficult concern
“the burden of responsibility” - weight to be borne or conveyed
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
verb
- weight down with a load
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
“He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend”
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