burdened

adjective

bur·​dened ˈbər-dᵊnd 

: carrying a burden : heavily laden or encumbered

burdened with/by debt/guilt/responsibilities

… saved a burdened shopper the trouble of returning her grocery cart …

—Elizabeth Kadetsky

With burdened heart and aching eyes I looked over the walls around me.

—Wilkie Collins

Examples of burdened in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sam and Katherine communicate mostly through burdened stares and regretful glances, which suggest the depth of the pair’s intimacy. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange has gotten a little too burdened. —Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 8 May 2023

Through the vote, the poor can access financial means, the infirm can find health care supports, and the burdened and heavy-laden can receive a measure of relief from a social safety net that serves all. —Darryl Pinckney, The New York Review of Books, 20 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined above