weigh down

verb

weighed down; weighing down; weighs down

transitive verb

1

: to cause to bend down : overburden

2

: oppress, depress

Synonyms

• bum (out)
• burden
• dash
• deject
• depress
• get down
• oppress
• sadden

Examples of weigh down in a Sentence

all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down

Recent Examples on the Web

These businesses typically operate at 10-15% EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) margins, weighed down by armies of human workers performing repetitive tasks, and automation faces the greatest structural resistance. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025

Markets in Hong Kong and Mainland China were weighed down by the poor performance of subsectors that are large index weights, including large banks, insurance companies, liquor, oil and gas, and telecom. —Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

First-quarter growth was weighed down by a surge of imports as U.S. companies and households rushed to buy foreign goods before the Trump administration's tariffs went into effect. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 June 2025

The pursuit by Nippon Steel dragged on for a year and-a-half, weighed down by national security concerns, opposition by the United Steelworkers and presidential politics in the premier battleground state of Pennsylvania, where U.S. Steel is headquartered. —Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for weigh down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown