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Weighed Weigh Responsibilities Home Meaning Problems Feel Stressed

Word weigh down
Meaning

Meaning: If you're weighed down by problems or responsibilities, you feel stressed or unhappy because of them.

Synonym: burden

Example For example:

  • be weighed down by sth Sarah feels weighed down by all of her responsibilities, both at work and at home.

  • weigh sb down The pressure his parents put on the boy to succeed in school weighed him down so much that he ran away from home.

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