burden
nounUK /ˈbɜː.dən/
US /ˈbɝː.dən/
A burden is a heavy thing you have to carry or a hard problem that makes you worry.
The donkey carried a heavy burden up the hill.
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2. Something difficult you must deal with, like a duty or problem.
Paying all the bills became a burden for the family.
3. To make someone carry a heavy load or worry a lot.
She didn't want to burden her friends with her problems.
4. The main message or idea of a song, speech, or story.
The burden of his speech was that we should be kind to each other.