weigh down

verb

weighed down; weighing down; weighs down

transitive verb

1
: to cause to bend down : overburden
2

Examples of weigh down in a Sentence

all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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For most of the year, Salesforce shares have been weighed down by the notion that AI is a threat to the software-as-a-service business model. Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025 For many readers, like me, TFP is a welcome alternative to the incurious group-think that weighed down The Gray Lady. Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 Plus, they’re designed not to weigh down your ears or cause pain. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 We're not weighed down by anything here. Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weigh down

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weigh down was in the 14th century

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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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