| NOUN | cognition | encumbrance, burden, load, incumbrance, onus | an onerous or difficult concern |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | encumbrance, incumbrance | a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) | |
| artifact | encumbrance, hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, incumbrance, interference | any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome |
| Meaning | An onerous or difficult concern. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | burden, load, 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 | |
| Meaning | A charge against property (as a lien or mortgage). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | incumbrance | |
| Broader | charge | financial liabilities (such as a tax) |
| Spanish | gravamen, hipoteca | |
| Meaning | Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, incumbrance, interference | |
| Narrower | clog | Any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction |
| speed bump | A hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway | |
| Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta | Any structure that makes progress difficult |
| Spanish | estorbo, impedimenta, interferencia | |
| Catalan | destorb, impediment, interferència | |
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