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

BURDEN definition: that which is carried; load. See examples of burden used in a sentence.

BURDEN definition: 1. a heavy load that you carry: 2. something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or…. Learn more.

Definition of burden noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4 days ago · (transitive) To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).

[countable] that which is carried; load: a burden of five hundred pounds. that which is difficult to bear; onus: weighed down by the burden of leadership. v. [~ + object] to load heavily: …

To cause difficulty or distress to; distress or oppress. 2. To load or overload. [Middle English, from Old English byrthen; see bher- 1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots. Noun, senses 4 and …

If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.

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 …

BURDEN meaning: 1 : something heavy that is carried load; 2 : someone or something that is very difficult to accept, do, or deal with often + on