burden

[US]/ˈbɜːdn/
[UK]/ˈbɜːrdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a heavy load; a responsibility
vt. to trouble or overload with a burden

Phrases & Collocations

heavy burden

burden of responsibility

emotional burden

financial burden

burden of proof

tax burden

economic burden

beast of burden

burden of persuasion

Example Sentences

the burden of the story

the burden of mental illness.

burden a horse with a load

the burden of his views.

the burden of a guilty conscience;

the burden of establishing that the cost was unreasonable.

it's a huge burden off my shoulders.

it places the probative burden on the defendant.

an awful burden; an awful risk.

He could not carry the burden alone.

The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me.

The burden fell on the eldest son.

The burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone.

an epidemic considered to be a visitation. See also Synonyms at burden 1

The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.

they were not yet burdened with adult responsibility.

the Home Secretary sought to justify placing the burden of disproof on defendants.

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