onus
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onus¹
- /ˈəʊnəs/ UK
- /ˈoʊnəs/ US
Rhymes with -əʊnəs
noun onuses · onera · oweness
- A legal obligation. The onus is on the landlord to make sure the walls are protected from mildew.
- Burden of proof, onus probandi. The argument is founded on a principle which is now acknowledged to be universal; and the onus of disproof must lie with those who may be bold enough to take up the position that a region exists where at last the Principle of Continuity fails.
- Stigma. Geraldine evades the onus of ambition by subordinating it to the service of her family, and escapes the onus of sexuality by bodily mutilation
- Blame. He'll always bear the onus of having caused the accident.
- Responsibility; burden. The onus is on those who disagree with my proposal to explain why.
ONUs²
noun
- plural of ONU
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: encumbrance, incumbrance, load, burden, blame, brunt, accountability, travail, responsible, responsibility, obligation, duty, requirement, liability, expense, task
Translations
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noun legal obligation
| 日本語 | 義務 gimu, 責任 sekinin |
|---|---|
| Français | responsabilité |
| Deutsch | Pflicht |
| Italiano | onere |
| Русский | правовое обязательство pravovoje objazatelʹstvo, обязательство objazatelʹstvo |
noun burden of proof
| 日本語 | 責任 sekinin |
|---|---|
| Français | charge de la preuve |
| Deutsch | Beweislast, Onus |
| Italiano | onere della prova |
| Русский | бремя доказательства bremja dokazatelʹstva |
noun blame
| 日本語 | 責任 sekinin |
|---|
Talk about this word "onus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/onus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. onus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/onus "onus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/onus.Cite this
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title = {onus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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