Meaning & use
burdened
Weighed down by a heavy physical load or by a difficult responsibility or worry.
See it in a sentence
Burdened with debt from medical bills, the family cut every unnecessary expense they could find.
The mule looked burdened under sacks of grain piled higher than its back.
A note on using this word
Burdened is typically followed by "with" or "by" to name the load or responsibility causing the strain.
Words with a similar meaning
weighed downencumberedladen
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Words with an opposite meaning
unburdenedrelieved
Another way to use it
2. verb
To load someone or something with a heavy weight or difficult responsibility.
The new policy burdened small businesses with extra paperwork they could not afford.
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