burdened Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb weight down with a load
   burthen; weight down; weight; burden.
   
2. verb impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
   charge; burden; saddle.
   
   • He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend
3. adjective bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
   
   • she always felt burdened by the load of paper work
4. adjective satellite bearing a physically heavy weight or load
   loaded down; heavy-laden.
   
   • tree limbs burdened with ice
   • a heavy-laden cart
   • loaded down with packages

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