Hyphenation of BURDEN

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word BURDEN? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

BUR-DEN

Definitions of BURDEN:

1.
An onerous or difficult concern
The burden of responsibility That's a load off my mind
2.
Weight to be borne or conveyed
3.
The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
4.
The central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
5.
Weight down with a load
6.
Impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend

Synonyms of BURDEN:

noun load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus, concern, worry, headache, vexation
noun load, loading, weight
noun effect, essence, core, gist, meaning, significance, signification, import
noun idea, thought
verb burthen, weight, weight down, charge
verb charge, saddle, command, require, compel

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