Meaning of burden in English

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Verb
burden
Definitions
1. weight down with a load
Antonyms
- unburden
- disburden
Derived terms
2. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
Examples
- « He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend »
Derived terms
Noun
burden
Etymology
Old English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to bear
Definitions
1. an onerous or difficult concern
Examples
- « the burden of responsibility »
- « that's a load off my mind »
Derived terms
- charge
- saddle
2. weight to be borne or conveyed
Derived terms
3. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
4. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

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