Antonyms for burdens


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : bur-dn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr dn


Definition of burdens

Origin :
  • "a load," Old English byrðen "a load, weight, charge, duty;" also "a child;" from Proto-Germanic *burthinjo- "that which is borne" (cf. Old Norse byrðr, Old Saxon burthinnia, German bürde, Gothic baurþei), from PIE root *bher- (1) "to bear, to carry; give birth" (see infer).
  • The shift from -th- to -d- took place beginning 12c. (cf. murder). Archaic burthen is occasionally retained for the specific sense of "capacity of a ship." Burden of proof is recorded from 1590s.
  • noun mental weight; stress
  • verb encumber, strain
Example sentences :
  • Furniture-wagons halted before the door, leaving their burdens.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It means carrying the burdens which are inevitable in cross-bearing.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • The men who had been standing, the burdens still on their heads, moved forward.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Their burdens deposited, they took their places in front of the ranks of the warriors.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • "The young men stagger under their burdens," returned Magua.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Would I be layin' all my burdens on you, when it's six brothers you've got?
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • The rigid guards dropped their burdens roughly and stood at attention.
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • The fear of life, the fear of burdens and of duties, of annoyances and of catastrophes!
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Sixty and odd years he has shared your sorrows and your burdens.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • Then I picked up my pail and other burdens and followed in their wake.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for burdens

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