Definitions:

1. an onerous or difficult concern noun
   • the burden of responsibility
2. to impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to verb
   • The commander burdened their junior officers with paperwork.
3. to weigh down with a load verb
   • They burdened the pack mule with extra supplies.

Synonyms:

• burthen
• charge
• core
• load
• loading

NearBy Words:

• burdened
• burdenless
• burdensome
• burdensomeness