| NOUN | cognition | burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus | an onerous or difficult concern |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | burden, load, loading | weight to be borne or conveyed | |
| communication | burden, effect, essence, core, gist | the central meaning / meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | |
| cognition | burden | the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse | |
| VERB | contact | burden, burthen, weight, weight down | weight down with a load |
| communication | burden, charge, saddle | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
| Sounds | ber'dahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An onerous or difficult concern. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the burden of responsibility" | |
| Synonyms | load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus | |
| Narrower | dead weight | An oppressive encumbrance |
| fardel | A burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) | |
| imposition | An uncalled-for burden | |
| pill | Something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured | |
| Broader | concern, worry, headache, vexation | Something or someone that causes anxiety |
| Spanish | carga, peso, preocupación | |
| Catalan | carga, càrrega, pes, preocupació | |
| Verbs | burden | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
| Meaning | weight to be borne or conveyed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | load, loading | |
| Narrower | burthen | A variant of 'burden' |
| dead load | A constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself | |
| live load, superload | A variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic | |
| millstone | Any load that is difficult to carry | |
| overload, overburden | An excessive burden | |
| overload | An electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power | |
| Broader | weight | An artifact that is heavy |
| Spanish | carga | |
| Catalan | càrrega | |
| Verbs | burden | weight down with a load |
| Meaning | The central meaning / meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | effect, essence, core, gist | |
| Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import | The message that is intended or expressed or signified |
| Spanish | esencia, meollo, núcleo | |
| Catalan | cor, essència, nucli | |
| Meaning | The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | idea, thought | The content of cognition |
| Meaning | weight down with a load. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Synonyms | burthen, weight, weight down | |
| Narrower | overburden | Load with excessive weight |
| plumb | weight with lead | |
| saddle | Load or burden | |
| Broader | charge | Fill or load to capacity |
| Opposite | unburden, disburden | Take the burden off |
| Spanish | asignar un peso, cargar | |
| Nouns | burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| Meaning | impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Synonyms | charge, saddle | |
| Narrower | adjure | command solemnly |
| bear down | Exert a force or cause a strain / strain upon | |
| overburden | burden with too much work or responsibility | |
| overwhelm, deluge, flood out | Charge someone with too many tasks | |
| Broader | command, require | make someone do something |
| Spanish | cargar, encargar, silla de montar | |
| Catalan | carregar, encarregar | |
| Nouns | burden | an onerous or difficult concern |
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