burdened

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burdened

adjective more burdened · most burdened

Encumbered by a literal or figurative burden; having too much to deal with. Caregivers who do not feel burdened are unlikely to perceive a need for services.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of burden In the reverse direction, creature comforts were not closely studied, and the vessel left Antwerp at 1 p.m., to arrive in Harwich at the awkward hour of 2 a.m. The boat train was waiting for the weary stream of passengers, who straggled up George Street, encumbered with luggage, or following burdene

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Closest in meaning: bowed down, encumbered, heavy-laden, laden, loaded down, oppressed, overburdened, saddled, weighed down, bedeviled, bedevilled, beset, braked, cargo, charged, constrained

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@misc{burdened_2026,
  title = {burdened},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burdened},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}