burdened

Thân thiện

The old tree's branches were burdened with heavy snow.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Bearing a physically heavy weight or load: Carrying something heavy, either literally or figuratively, that causes strain or difficulty.
   • Bearing a heavy burden of work, difficulties, or responsibilities: Feeling weighed down by duties, problems, or emotional stress.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The old donkey looked burdened under the weight of the sacks. (The donkey appeared to be carrying a very heavy physical load.)
  • After the promotion, he felt burdened with new responsibilities. (He felt weighed down by the new duties that came with his job advancement.)
  • Her voice was burdened with sadness. (Her voice was heavy with emotional sorrow.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be burdened with/by something": This is the most common construction, indicating what is causing the heavy load.
  • The company is burdened with debt. (The company is heavily weighed down by financial obligations.)
  • She felt burdened by the secret she had to keep. (She felt the psychological weight of having to hide the truth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Burden (noun): A heavy load or something that is difficult to bear.
  • The financial burden was too much for the family.
• Burden (verb): To load or trouble someone.
  • I don't want to burden you with my problems.
• Unburdened (adjective): Free from a burden; relieved.
  • After confessing, he felt unburdened.

Synonyms

• Laden: Heavily loaded or weighed down.
• Encumbered: Hindered or weighed down by something.
• Oppressed: Burdened mentally or physically by something unjust or harsh.
• Weighted down: Pressed down by a heavy weight, either literal or figurative.

Antonyms

• Unburdened: Free from a load or worry.
• Lightened: Having had a load or worry reduced.
• Unencumbered: Not burdened or impeded.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• A burden of proof: The obligation to prove one's assertion (a legal term).
  • The prosecution has the burden of proof in a criminal trial.
• Beast of burden: An animal used for carrying heavy loads.
  • For centuries, the donkey has been used as a beast of burden.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. bearing a physically heavy weight or load
   • tree limbs burdened with ice
   • a heavy-laden cart
   • loaded down with packages
2. bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
   • she always felt burdened by the load of paper work

Từ đồng nghĩa

• heavy-laden
• loaded down