Burden

/ˈbɜːdn/

noun

  1. A heavy load.

  2. A responsibility, onus.

  3. A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.

verb

  1. To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.

    to burden a nation with taxes

  2. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).

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