2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr & vb
n. {Burdening}.]
1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a
heavy load upon to load.
I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened.
--2 Cor. viii.
13.
2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload;
as to burden a nation with taxes.
My burdened heart would break. --Shak.
3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a
burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]
It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.
--Coleridge.
Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
burdened
adj 1: bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or
responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the
load of paper work" [ant: {unburdened}]
2: bearing a physically heavy weight or load; "tree limbs
burdened with ice"; "a heavy-laden cart"; "loaded down
with packages" [syn: {heavy-laden}, {loaded down}]
more about burdened
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
