The meaning of BURDEN is something that is carried : load. How to use burden in a sentence.

financial burden Buying a house often places a large financial burden on young couples. The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country. A huge burden was lifted from my …

financial burden Buying a house often places a large financial burden on young couples. The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country. A huge burden was lifted from my …

Burden is one of those words that doubles as a noun and a verb. Defined as something you carry or withstand with much difficulty when used as a noun, and as the act of weighing down, overloading, or oppressing when used as a verb, it’s a word with a negative charge.

Something that is a burden causes you a lot of worry or hard work. I don't want to be a burden to you. If someone burdens you with something that is likely to worry you, for example a problem …

If someone burdens you with something that is likely to worry you, for example a problem or a difficult decision, they tell you about it.

I'm sorry to be such a burden on you. I don't wish to burden you with my problems. Burdened with supplies and equipment, she headed to the camp. For the rest of his life he was burdened with the knowledge that he had done nothing to help them.

Synonyms for BURDENS: loads, payloads, loadings, cargoes, cargos, weights, freights, hauls; Antonyms of BURDENS: exemptions, graces, discharges, waivers, stays, releases, reliefs, alternatives

Definition of burden noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work. the burden (of something) The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state. a burden to somebody I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old.

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens