burden
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Sense: Noun: anything hard to support or endure
Synonyms:
trouble Collocations, trial Collocations, worry Collocations, hardship Collocations, weight Collocations, load Collocations, heavy load, difficulty Collocations, responsibility Collocations, cross to bear, encumbrance, care Collocations, strain Collocations, thorn Collocations, imposition, millstone, impediment, inconvenience Collocations, misfortune, affliction, duty Collocations, bitter pill, yoke Collocations, guilty conscience
Antonyms:
blessing Collocations, asset Collocations, benefit Collocations, comfort Collocations, advantage Collocations, assistance Collocations, help Collocations, relief Collocations, aid Collocations
Sense: Noun: something carried
Synonyms:
load Collocations, weight Collocations, freight Collocations, pack Collocations, package Collocations, cargo Collocations, heavy load
Sense: Verb: weigh down
Synonyms:
weigh down, load with, load down with, weigh heavily on, worry Collocations, bog down, overload Collocations, encumber, hamper Collocations, overwhelm Collocations, trouble Collocations, vex, hinder Collocations, strain Collocations, saddle with , hold back, task with, overtask, tax Collocations, overtax, make demands on, drag down, charge Collocations, overcharge, try Collocations, crush Collocations, force Collocations, pile on , cripple Collocations, inconvenience Collocations
Antonyms:
unburden, lighten, relieve Collocations, unload, help out, help Collocations, assist Collocations, lighten sb's load, alleviate