to unburden
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4.9
- verb
- /ʌnˈbɜrdən/
:
desahogar
- Talking to a therapist can really help you unburden your mind and relieve stress.
Examples
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He unburdened himself to me.
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Relieved to have unburdened himself of the truth, he shakes her hand.
Fiction book (2000) -
No you can't unburden yourself from the past.
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Once again, Mansour is here to unburden me of some of my grief.
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I had never known that my mother had been chronically worried about money until the first glimpse of her as financially unburdened.
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A hiker travels relatively unburdened along an exposed ridge on the Long Trail.
Academic text (2004) -
"That evening Tom had sensed at once that something had taken place," but had to plead with Grace for ages before she finally broke down and unburdened herself.
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Liz, bounding recklessly through life, unburdened by affection or sympathy.
Fiction book (2000) -
I believe our identity should be as human beings first and last—unburdened by adjectives like ethical, religious, or secular.
Academic text (2000) -
She felt better after she could finally unburden herself by sharing her worries with a friend.
Synonyms
166
2.3
Make pain, stress, or worry less
44
4.2
Say angry words or complaints to someone
26
2.5
To make a load or worry feel less heavy
11
4.2
Relax and become less tense after work or stress
9
6.0
Talk about something worrying you so you feel better
To take away heavy things and worries from someone or something
To tell someone or write down your thoughts to feel better
Talk to someone to let out strong feelings or worries
Make someone feel less worried or tense
Antonyms
How Relieved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unburden breaks into un- and burden, where un- means 'remove' and burden means 'heavy load'. So, to unburden someone is like taking a heavy bag off their back: you remove the weight and help them feel lighter by letting them talk about their worries.