Burden and Fault

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Fault noun - A defect in character.

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Burden and fault are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Fault".

Nearby Words: faulty, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

full	full burden	full fault
particular	particular burden	particular fault
direct	direct burden	direct fault
complete	complete burden	complete fault
Other adjectives: actual, real, constant, great, serious, unfortunate, terrible, main, social, major, greater, biggest.

In The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel's parents are shown to be very loving and supportive of her but also have their obvious frustrations with the burden her illness has put on their personal lives.

Source: Parents as People
White Man's Burden: Gavin in the end, though it's his fault to begin with.

Source: Film / Changing Lanes

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