saddled
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈsæd.əld/
- She was saddled with the responsibility of organizing the entire event by herself, despite her heavy workload.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd he and so they were saddled with debt and no electricity in his house, like as poor as poor gets.
- And he and so they were saddled with debt and no electricity in his house, like as poor as poor gets.
- So then they went saddled with a name that speaks of sin and, and just misunderstood for an incredibly long time.
Examples
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But lots of people get in touch with Damian and I and they say they've got the passion, they've got the drive, but they are saddled with regret.
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And Stokes argues that the niever Bush saddled the country with a disconnected system.
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So, yeah, she, she saddled us with this, it sounds like.
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So then that saddled the party with a a British like short campaign season for them.
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And he and so they were saddled with debt and no electricity in his house, like as poor as poor gets.
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So then they went saddled with a name that speaks of sin and, and just misunderstood for an incredibly long time.
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And somehow we get saddled with, well, do the best you can, and that's good enough for us and it shouldn't be.
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You get the oboe here now he's now he's saddled with a Nobel.
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They were my host, so I had carte blanche and they didn't like the idea that they were being saddled with the guilt of those murderers.
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Many employees feel saddled with additional tasks that are not part of their job descriptions.
Synonyms
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3.8
Feeling very weighed down by work, problems, or responsibilities
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7.7
Responsible for paying or doing something, often unwillingly
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4.2
Has more than it can safely hold, for example weight, work, or electricity
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7.4
To have something bad or unwanted that causes problems
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4.1
Made heavy and hard to move or feeling very tired
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5.5
Full of a strong feeling such as guilt or sadness
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5.3
Having more work, duties, or worry than you can handle
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4.5
Carrying heavy things or having serious worries that make you feel tired
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7.1
Not able to move easily because of heavy things or too many duties
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4.6
Having too much work or responsibility to manage
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6.5
Weighed down by worry or responsibility
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8.6
Full of worry and sadness because of problems
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Compounds
- Specialized
A poisonous mushroom with a saddle-shaped dull yellow or brown cap
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Etymology
The word saddled is also used to mean 'burdened' or given an unwanted task, from the image of putting a heavy saddle or load on an animal. That's why to be saddled with work or debt means to be stuck with a heavy burden.