burden definitions
Getting hired as the assistant to a pastry chef seemed like a dream come true. But one week and 100 cupcakes later, itâs become a hard-to-bear burden accompanied by a permanent stomachache. Burden is one of those words that doubles as a noun and a verb. Defined as something you carry or withstand with much difficulty when used as a noun, and as the act of weighing down, overloading, or oppressing when used as a verb, itâs a word with a negative charge.