Burden and Weakness

Burden

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

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

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Weakness noun - The quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor.

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Burden and weakness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead a noun "Weakness".

Nearby Words: weak, weaken, weakly, weakening, weakling

emotional	emotional burden	emotional weakness
physical	physical burden	physical weakness
particular	particular burden	particular weakness
logical	logical burden	logical weakness
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, large, great, serious, huge, unfortunate, main, secret, moral, unique, major, mental, psychological, military, extra, additional, odd, biggest.

See also White Man's Burden, which suggests being "oppressed" by another group's weakness or neediness.

Source: Feeling Oppressed by Their Existence

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