burden

noun

How many syllables in burden?

There are 2 syllables in the word burden.

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bur · den

How to pronounce burden:

Definition of burden:

burden (noun):: something that is carried load; an onerous or difficult concern.; something that is difficult to bear

Synonyms for burden:

affliction

albatross

anxiety

care

concern

core

dead weight

effect

encumbrance

essence

fardel

gist

grievance

headache

imposition

incumbrance

load

millstone

onus

pill

responsibility

sorrow

strain

stress

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Antonyms for burden:

abatement

alleviation

assuagement

diminution

ease

easement

easing

lessening

lightening

mitigation

moderation

palliation

quelling

quenching

relief

remedy

salving

slackening

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