burden

Definition for burden

noun as in mental weight; stress

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anxiety, concern, difficulty, duty, hardship, load, onus, responsibility, strain, task, tax, trouble, worry

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accountability, affliction, albatross, blame, care, charge, clog, encumbrance, grievance, hindrance, millstone, misfortune, mishap, obstruction, punishment, sorrow, trial, work

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ball and chain, deadweight, excess baggage, Herculean task, thorn in one's side, weary load

verb as in encumber, strain

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afflict, bother, depress, encumber, hamper, hinder, lade, oppress, overload, overwhelm, weigh down

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crush, cumber, impede, load, obligate, overcharge, pile, press, snow, strain, tax, trouble, try, vex, worry

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bear down on, dish it out, dish out, dump on, give it to, make heavy, saddle with, snow under, stick it to

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According to Florida’s law, it remains a felony to perform or actively participate in an abortion six weeks after gestation, with limited exceptions that are designed to be difficult to use and frequently act as another burden for patients to overcome.

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Americans would never change their habits of consumption, he asserted, but new immigrants would only consume more, rising to this country’s standard of living and expanding the net environmental burden on the world.

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He maintains that his work always arose from a genuine concern that more people will place an unsustainable burden on the planet.

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"I was treated like a burden, people would say you can't be a carer for her, but I didn't need a carer."

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But this is a burden every Democratic candidate has to carry.

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