All onus synonyms

noun onus

• liability — liabilities. moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations (opposed to assets). Accounting. liabilities as detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to assets and capital.
• deadweight — (of a shot) leaving the other balls in the ideal position
• black eye — If someone has a black eye, they have a dark-coloured bruise around their eye.
• bar sinister — the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth
• weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
• tax — a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
• task — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
• stigma — a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
• stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
• spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
• slur — to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
• oppression — the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
• odium — intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
• millstone — either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
• load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
• responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
• incubus — an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def 1).
• guilt — the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability: He admitted his guilt.
• fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
• encumbrance — A burden or impediment.
• culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
• charge — If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
• brand — If someone is branded as something bad, people think they are that thing.
• blur — A blur is a shape or area which you cannot see clearly because it has no distinct outline or because it is moving very fast.
• blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
• blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
• duty — something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
• obligation — something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.
• 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.