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The Britannica Dictionary burden 3 ENTRIES FOUND:

• burden (noun)
• burden (verb)
• beast of burden (noun)

1 burden /ˈbɚdn̩/ noun plural burdens 1 burden /ˈbɚdn̩/ noun plural burdens Britannica Dictionary definition of BURDEN [count] 1 : something heavy that is carried : load

• They feared the donkey would collapse under the extra burden.

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• a (heavy) burden of sorrow/guilt
• She had to bear/shoulder the burden of caring for her aging parents.
• The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class. [=middle class people have been paying a greater portion of taxes]
• The burden of proof is on the plaintiff, since the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. [=the plaintiff must prove that the defendant is guilty]
• the company's large debt burden [=the large amount of money that the company owes]

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• His illness has placed a huge financial burden on the family.
• I'm sorry to be such a burden on you.

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burden has been lifted from your shoulders/back

— see 1lift 2 burden /ˈbɚdn̩/ verb burdens; burdened; burdening 2 burden /ˈbɚdn̩/ verb burdens; burdened; burdening Britannica Dictionary definition of BURDEN [+ object] : to make (someone) hold or carry something heavy or accept or deal with something difficult : to put a heavy burden on (someone)

• I don't wish to burden you with my problems.

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• Burdened with supplies and equipment, she headed to the camp.
• For the rest of his life he was burdened with the knowledge that he had done nothing to help them.
• burdened [=weighed down] by guilt

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