Burden and Harm

Burden

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

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Harm and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Harm" instead the word "Burden" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Harm noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

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Burden and harm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Harm" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

emotional	emotional burden	emotional harm
physical	physical burden	physical harm
direct	direct burden	direct harm
actual	actual burden	actual harm
Other adjectives: real, massive, great, serious, permanent, major, mental, psychological, unnecessary, extra, significant, greater, maximum, financial.

people	burden people	harm people
family	burden family	harm family
anyone	burden anyone	harm anyone
sister	burden sister	harm sister
Other words: anybody, kids, friends, animals.

I am completely safe from harm, and this is a great burden... I think that one day, this world will simply talk itself to death, and I will be left to flit about in the void.

Source: Who Wants to Live Forever?

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