Unburden — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

free or relieve (someone) of a burden

take the burden off; remove the burden from

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnbˈɜːdən/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnbˈɜːdən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnbˈɜːdən/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnbˈɜːdən/.

Examples

unburden the donkey

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disburden

Antonyms

burden

Parts of Speech

verb	free or relieve (someone) of a burden
verb	take the burden off; remove the burden from “unburden the donkey”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entlasten

jemanden von einer Last befreien oder entlasten

🇫🇷French

soulager

libérer ou soulager (quelqu'un) d'un fardeau

🇪🇸Spanish

desahogarse

liberar o aliviar (alguien) de una carga

🇮🇹Italian

alleggerire

liberare o alleviare (qualcuno) da un peso

🇳🇱Dutch

ontlasten

(iemand) bevrijden of van een last ontlasten

🇵🇹Portuguese

desafogar

libertar ou aliviar (alguém) de um fardo

🇷🇺Russian

избавить от бремени

освободить или избавить (кого-либо) от бремени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोझ उतारना

(किसी को) बोझ से मुक्त करना या मुक्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারমুক্ত করা

মুক্ত বা (কাউকে) বোঝা থেকে মুক্তি দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

சுமையை இறக்கு

ஒரு சுமையிலிருந்து விடுவித்தல் அல்லது (யாரையாவது) விடுவித்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

భారం వేయండి

ఉచిత లేదా (ఎవరైనా) భారం నుండి ఉపశమనం పొందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओझे कमी करणे

(एखाद्याला) ओझे मुक्त करा किंवा मुक्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોજો

(કોઈને) બોજથી મુક્ત કરો અથવા મુક્ત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊರೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊರಿಸಿ

(ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ) ಹೊರೆಯಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿವಾರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാരം കുറയ്ക്കുക

ഒരു ഭാരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് സ്വതന്ത്രമാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ (ആരെയെങ്കിലും) ഒഴിവാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਝ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ

(ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ) ਬੋਝ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوجھ ختم کرنا

(کسی کو) بوجھ سے آزاد یا فارغ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

表白

释放或减轻（某人）的负担

🇯🇵Japanese

負担を軽減する

（誰か）の負担を解放する、または軽減する

🇰🇷Korean

부담을 덜다

(누군가의) 부담을 덜어주거나 덜어주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trút bỏ gánh nặng

giải phóng hoặc giảm nhẹ (ai đó) gánh nặng

🇹🇭Thai

ปรับทุกข์

เป็นอิสระหรือแบ่งเบาภาระ (บางคน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencurahkan

membebaskan atau meringankan (seseorang) suatu beban

🇵🇭Filipino

alisin ang pasanin

malaya o mapawi ang (isang tao) ng isang pasanin

🇲🇾Malay

lepaskan beban

membebaskan atau meringankan (seseorang) beban

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخفيف العبء

تحرير أو تخفيف (شخص ما) من العبء

🇮🇷Persian

باز کردن بار

آزاد کردن یا رها کردن (کسی) از بار

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatlatmak

(birini) bir yükten kurtarmak veya hafifletmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְרוֹק

לשחרר או לשחרר (מישהו) נטל

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The primary meaning of 'unburden' is 'free or relieve (someone) of a burden'.

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Using 'unburden' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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