English Explanatory Dictionary

underburden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.
  2. To assign less work than someone or something is capable of.
noun
  1. The rock and subsoil that lies below a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underburden.wav

Word forms

underburden underburdens underburdening underburdened

Etymology

From under- + burden.

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