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- [uhn-bur-dn]
- /ʌnˈbɜr dn/
- /ʌnˈbɜː.dən/
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- [uhn-bur-dn]
- /ʌnˈbɜr dn/
Definitions of unburden word
- verb with object unburden to free from a burden. 1
- verb with object unburden to relieve (one's mind, conscience, etc.) by revealing or confessing something. 1
- verb with object unburden to cast off or get rid of, as a burden or something burdensome; disclose; reveal: He unburdened the worries that plagued him. 1
- transitive verb unburden relieve of sth heavy 1
- verb unburden If you unburden yourself or your problems to someone, you tell them about something which you have been secretly worrying about. 0
- verb unburden to remove a load or burden from 0
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Origin of unburden
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; un-2 + burden1
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Parts of speech for Unburden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unburden popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unburden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unburden
verb unburden
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- break bulk — of or relating to packaged cargo, usually manufactured goods, that is marked for individual consignees and has to be loaded and unloaded piece by piece at each point of transfer. Compare bulk1 (def 3), containerization.
- carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
adjective unburden
- confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
- dump — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- ease — freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
Antonyms for unburden
verb unburden
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
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