burden
C1Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈbɜːdn/US /ˈbɜːrdn/
Meaning
noun
a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work
“to bear/carry/ease/reduce/share the burden”
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“That is your privilege and your burden.”
📺 J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement SpeechLearn this word in the video →
“you deserve better if we believe that freedom means an environment where great ideas can take root where they can grow and be nurtured without fear of irrational restrictions or burdens then”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
“I'm often asked whether I am burdened by having the name Toyota, and when I was your age I might have said yes.”
📺 Akio Toyoda at Babson's Centennial Commencement (2019)Learn this word in the video →
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