Burden and Dishearten

Burden

Burden verb - To make sad.
Usage example: refuses to let everyday problems burden her

Dishearten and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dishearten" instead a verb "Burden".

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Dishearten

Dishearten verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

Burden and dishearten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a verb "Dishearten".

Nearby Word: disheartening

Common collocations

anyone burden anyone dishearten anyone
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Dishearten and Burden. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 25, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/burden/dishearten
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