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ONUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An onerous or difficult concern
Example:
that's a load off my mind
Synonyms:
burden; encumbrance; incumbrance; load; onus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("onus" is a kind of...):
concern; headache; vexation; worry (something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "onus"):
dead weight (an oppressive encumbrance)
fardel (a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle))
imposition (an uncalled-for burden)
pill (something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured)
