ALL meanings of burdened
bur·dened
B b - adjective burdened If you are burdened with something, it causes you a lot of worry or hard work. 3
- adjective burdened If you describe someone as burdened with a heavy load, you are emphasizing that it is very heavy and that they are holding it or carrying it with difficulty. 3
- adjective burdened oppressed 3
- adjective burdened physically encumbered 3
- adjective burdened designating the vessel responsible for taking action to avoid colliding with another vessel 3
- adjective burdened (of a vessel) required to yield to a vessel having the right of way. Compare privileged (def 5). 1
- noun burdened that which is carried; load: a horse's burden of rider and pack. 1
- noun burdened that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus: the burden of leadership. 1
- noun burdened Nautical. the weight of a ship's cargo. the carrying capacity of a ship. 1
- noun burdened Mining. overburden (def 3). 1
- noun burdened Metallurgy. the minerals charged into a blast furnace or steelmaking furnace. 1
- noun burdened Accounting. overhead (def 6). 1
- verb with object burdened to load heavily. 1
- verb with object burdened to load oppressively; trouble. 1
- verb burdened simple past tense and past participle of burden. 0