weight
- noun
- /weɪt/
- Well, now that's a huge weight off my mind.
- carry the weight
- bear the weight
- feel the weight
And I took on a lot of that weight for her.
- And I took on a lot of that weight for her.
- But I would say that that weight has just, it's, it's been lifted.
- It was more there wasn't this weight on us.
- You start to feel that weight, that pressure, and it's not good.
- Well, the weight is just crushing for some people.
- It's really, it's like a weight has lifted.
- Yeah, they wanted me to take the weight on this case.
Examples
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Also, I just felt this huge weight lifted off me.
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Making that commitment felt as if she were taking a weight off her shoulders.
Fiction book (1992) -
And I took on a lot of that weight for her.
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I think there is a big weight placed on being perfect.
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You start to feel that weight, that pressure, and it's not good.
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So I, I have this incredible sort of weight upon my shoulders.
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Suddenly I'm feeling the weight of the world.
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Parker had nearly fallen to the sidewalk under the weight of his own shame.
Fiction book (1992) -
"I have to think!" Jacob shouted, feeling the crushing weight of responsibility and fear.
Fiction book (1991) -
After months of stress at work, I finally felt the weight of my worries lifting away.
Synonyms
A strong feeling of stress from difficult demands
A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty
A heavy object that is hard to carry, or a burden that slows progress
A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility
A strong sad feeling that makes you feel weighed down inside
A person or thing that makes work slower
Having too much work or responsibility to manage
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To have more success than people expect from your size or ability
- Informal
A strong feeling of being less worried after telling someone about a problem
Compounds
- Specialized
The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units
- Informal
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
- Specialized
Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance
- Archaic
Amount of an element that combines with eight parts by weight of oxygen
- Archaic
A system of old weights used in pharmacies where an ounce is 480 grains and a pound is 12 ounces
- Specialized
A way to measure weight using a 16-ounce pound for everyday goods
- Specialized
A heavy metal piece in a window frame that balances the moving part so it opens and closes easily
- Specialized
The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket
How Burdened
Surface Forms
Etymology
Weight for a mental burden comes from the image of something heavy pressing down on you. So when you feel the 'weight' of worry or guilt, you feel pushed down like by a heavy load.