| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burden |
| Synonyms: | accountability, affliction, albatross, anxiety, ball and chain, blame, charge, concern, cross, deadweight, difficulty, encumbrance, grievance, hardship, hindrance, load, mental weight, misfortune, onus, punishment, responsibility, strain, stress, task, thorn in one's side, trial, trouble, worry |