Burdens
/ˈbɜːrdənz/
Definitions
A load, weight, or responsibility that is difficult to bear.
/ˈbɜːrdən/
Something difficult or worrying to deal with.
The financial burdens of raising a family are significant.
💡 Simply: Something hard to carry or deal with.
More Examples
She felt the burden of responsibility for her younger siblings.
How It's Used
"The weight of the world was on her shoulders, a heavy burden to bear."
"He carried the emotional burden of his family's problems for years."
Idioms & expressions
a heavy burden
A significant and difficult responsibility or problem.
"Running the business became a heavy burden on her."
From Old English *byrdene, from Proto-Germanic *burþan (cf. Old High German purta ‘burden’), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bher- ‘to carry’.
The word 'burden' has been used since Old English times, often in a literal sense of a physical load, but it's now more commonly used metaphorically.
Memory tip
Think of a heavy BURDEN on a donkey's back.
Word Origin
"to carry"