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weight

181 4.2
A strong mental feeling of pressure or burden
  • noun
  • /weɪt/
translation icon : peso
  • 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.

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Examples

  • Also, I just felt this huge weight lifted off me.

  • 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.

  • I think there is a big weight placed on being perfect.

  • You start to feel that weight, that pressure, and it's not good.

  • So I, I have this incredible sort of weight upon my shoulders.

  • Suddenly I'm feeling the weight of the world.

  • 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

pressure
vsweight
3.1

A strong feeling of stress from difficult demands

is the inner feeling of heavy mental strain rather than external demands
burden
vsweight
482 3.4

A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty

is the subjective feeling of heavy pressure rather than the load itself
dead weight
vsweight
  • Offensive
22 4.4

A heavy object that is hard to carry, or a burden that slows progress

is the emotional sense of heavy burden rather than an external hindrance
weight of the world
vsweight
  • Informal
13 7.3

A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility

is less intense and not overwhelmingly global in scale
heaviness
vsweight
7 4.5

A strong sad feeling that makes you feel weighed down inside

is a more general mental pressure feeling rather than sadness focused
deadweight
vsweight
2 5.8

A person or thing that makes work slower

is the inner feeling of heavy pressure rather than the literal slowing effect
loaded down
vsweight
1 4.6

Having too much work or responsibility to manage

is the inner feeling of heavy mental pressure rather than the act of carrying
weight of responsibility
vsweight
  • Informal
1 4.9

A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties

is a general emotional pressure not limited to duties or tasks

Antonyms

440 1.0

A feeling of comfort when pain or worry goes away

8 3.5

A cheerful, carefree feeling that makes people relaxed

Idioms

20 3.9

To do your fair share of work in a group

13 7.3

A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility

To use your power to make others do what you want

To do as much work as the others in a group

To have more success than people expect from your size or ability

A strong feeling of being less worried after telling someone about a problem

To do less well than your skills or what people expect

Compounds

30 1.4

How heavy a person is

dead weight
  • Offensive
22 4.4

A heavy object that is hard to carry, or a burden that slows progress

15 2.9

A group of athletes with similar body weight in a sport to make matches fair

A period of eating and training to add body weight, often muscle

5 3.4

A heavy object like a dumbbell or barbell that you lift for exercise

4 4.0

Much importance that affects a decision or result

atomic weight
  • Specialized
2 3.9

The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units

molecular weight
  • Specialized
2 3.5

The total mass of the atoms in a molecule

low-birth-weight baby
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

gross weight
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The total weight of goods including their packaging or container

1 4.9

A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties

equivalent weight
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance

1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

1 2.9

How heavy something is without its packaging

8.8

Amount of an element that combines with eight parts by weight of oxygen

9.9

A system of old weights used in pharmacies where an ounce is 480 grains and a pound is 12 ounces

avoirdupois weight
  • Specialized
9.6

A way to measure weight using a 16-ounce pound for everyday goods

7.9

The mass in grams of one mole of an element

7.5

An athlete's body weight recorded when they first arrive for training

sash weight
  • Specialized
8.8

A heavy metal piece in a window frame that balances the moving part so it opens and closes easily

throw-weight
  • Specialized
9.9

The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket

troy weight
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of measuring gold, silver, and gems using a pound of 12 ounces

specific weight
  • Specialized
5.9

The weight of a material for each amount of space it fills

A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle

A high calorie drink used to help a person become heavier and build muscle

A standard measure for weight like a gram or pound

How Burdened

oppression
8 6.1
weight
181 4.2
burden
482 3.4
unease
19 4.4
lightness
3 2.6

Surface Forms

weight singular
weights plural

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.