burden
noun
[ ˈbəːd(ə)n ]
• a load, typically a heavy one.
• the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument.
Similar:
gist,
substance,
drift,
implication,
intention,
thrust,
meaning,
significance,
signification,
sense,
essence,
thesis,
import,
purport,
tenor,
message,
spirit,
• the refrain or chorus of a song.
burden
verb
• load heavily.
• "she walked forwards burdened with a wooden box"
Origin:
Old English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to bear1.
