1. burden - noun
· an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
Synonym(s): load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
Hypernym(s): concern, worry, headache, vexation
2. burden - noun
· weight to be borne or conveyed
Hypernym(s): weight
3. burden - noun
· the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Synonym(s): effect, essence, core, gist
Hypernym(s): meaning, significance, signification, import
4. burden - noun
· the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
5. burden - verb
· weight down with a load
Synonym(s): burthen, weight, weight_down
Hypernym(s): charge
Antonym(s): unburden
6. burden - verb
· impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
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