Burden and Focus

Burden

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

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

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Focus noun - A thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest.

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Burden and focus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

emotional	emotional burden	emotional focus
full	full burden	full focus
particular	particular burden	particular focus
direct	direct burden	direct focus
Other adjectives: heavy, actual, real, constant, large, great, serious, huge, main, major, mental, military, extra, additional, significant, greater, larger, increasing, sudden, biggest, heavier.

But Lauryn didn't like the way the music industry worked, putting a ridiculous amount of effort into maintaining a personal vision without the burden of Executive Meddling, and in the end decided that she wanted to focus more on her family.

Source: Artist Disillusionment

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