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Being burdened by something

(predicative) Weighed down with something

Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

Feeling unhappy, dejected or discouraged

Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

Filled or well-supplied with something

Past tense for to load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

Past tense for to cause sadness or distress to

Past tense for to burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively

Past tense for to cause unease in one's mental state

Past tense for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Past tense for to overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

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Adjective

Being burdened by something

“The tone is that of rancorous comedy, and there is a skill in the writing, but the play, unlike the movie, is weighed down with a confusing prologue and a clumsy epilogue.”

Adjective

(predicative) Weighed down with something

bursting at the seams

having a considerable amount of

having a copious amount of

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Adjective

Consumed by stress, worry or anxiety

with your back to the wall

terror-stricken

at the end of your tether

in a tight spot

in difficulties

in a tight corner

with one's back up against the wall

at the end of one's rope

hot and bothered

between a rock and a hard place

in dire straits

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Adjective

Feeling unhappy, dejected or discouraged

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

sick as a parrot

down-in-the-mouth

singing the blues

at end of one's rope

at the end of your tether

in the doldrums

with a long face

heavy with grief

overcome with sorrow

discombobulated

deeply saddened

given to looking on the black side

mentally defeated

unfavourable^UK

extremely saddened

discountenanced

sorry for yourself

deeply regretful

racked with suffering

racked with pain

prostrate with grief

unable to be comforted

unable to be consoled

beside oneself with grief

conscience-stricken

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

having the blahs

having blue devils

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

disadvantageous

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having lost heart

on the verge of tears

in high dudgeon

in floods of tears

with tears in your eyes

heart-wrenching

have had it up to here with

have had enough

have had a basinful of

have had something up to here

not best pleased

having a fit of the sulks

ill-humoured^UK

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Oppressed, persecuted or subjugated at the hands of another

underprivileged

under one's thumb

under someone's heel

under the thumb

in one's clutches

in one's pocket

led by the nose

at beck and call

treated like dirt

in fear of one's partner

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

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Adjective

Filled or well-supplied with something

jam-packed with

overflowing with

extravagant with

unstinting with

overabundant in

using too much of

bursting at the seams with

overcrowded with

overloaded with

well provided with

well stocked with

chock-a-block with

well supplied with

bursting at the seams

having a considerable amount of

having a copious amount of

resplendent with

thick on the ground

full to bursting

bulging at the seams

filled to capacity

filled to the brim

coming out of ears

packed like sardines

full to capacity

like Piccadilly Circus

full to the gunwales

no end in sight

enough and to spare

solid with people

packed to the gunwales

full to the top

full to the brim

full to overflowing

like the Black Hole of Calcutta

a thousand and one

more than enough

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Verb

Past tense for to load or burden with a heavy weight, literally or figuratively

added weight to

“To weigh down the cart so it wouldn't roll away in the wind, she used two bricks and four-gallon jugs filled with water.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause sadness or distress to

dashed the hopes of

caused anxiety to

weighed heavily on

pressed down on

discombobulated

preyed on your mind

put the squeeze on

caused concern to

made uncomfortable

gave a hard time

drove up the wall

caused suffering to

kicked up a stink

lied heavily on

caused discomfort to

jumped on one's case

given a hard time

driven up the wall

kicked up a fuss

caused trouble to

took control of

taken control of

given the needle

gave the needle

given the business

gave the business

gave a bad time

given a bad time

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“I chose not to weigh the child down with cares that were beyond his years.”

Verb

Past tense for to burden, load or encumber with, literally or figuratively

thrust something on

put too much in

inflicted something on

fobbed something off on to

pushed to the limit

added weight to

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

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Verb

Past tense for to cause unease in one's mental state

broke one's heart

broken one's heart

dampened spirits

broke the heart of

broken the heart of

caused anguish to

put a damper on

put into a funk

cut to the quick

weighed heavily on

made despondent

cast a gloom upon

knocked for six

knocked the stuffing out of

brought tears to your eyes

poured cold water on

made someone fed up

knocked sideways

cast a gloom on

cast a pall over

caused suffering to

thrown cold water on

given someone the blues

threw cold water on

gave someone the blues

caused concern to

caused discomfort to

made uncomfortable

broke someone's heart

broken someone's heart

made downhearted

preyed on your mind

reduced to tears

harshed someone's mellow

took the heart out of

taken the heart out of

given someone grief

gave someone grief

gave a hard time

gave a bad time

given a bad time

driven up the wall

drove up the wall

given a hard time

dampened the spirits of

made discontented

let wind out of sails

cut down to size

taken the wind out of your sails

took the wind out of your sails

discountenanced

knocked the wind out of

caused to lose heart

harshed one's mellow

dashed the hopes of

shattered the illusions of

brought down to earth

tried the patience of

tugged at your heartstrings

aroused sympathy

tugged at the heart

took the wind out

taken the wind out

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

got on your nerves

gotten on your nerves

taken down a peg or two

took down a peg or two

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Past tense for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

Past tense for to overwhelm with an excessive amount of something

Verb

Past tense for to impede the work or progress of

interfered with

short-circuited

gotten in the way

stood in the way of

got in the way of

gotten in the way of

cramped one's style

dragged your feet

tied one's hands

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

put the kibosh on

nipped in the bud

defended against

put on back burner

put the stopper on

put a damper on

put a spoke in someone's wheel

circumnavigated

steered clear of

brought to an end

put at a disadvantage

put straitjacket on

put out of commission

cracked down on

stemmed the flow of

played for time

given a hard time

gave a hard time

brought to a standstill

brought to screeching halt

poured cold water on

headed off at pass

provided against

put the damper on

beat someone to the draw

put on the back burner

beat someone to the punch

put the brakes on

beat someone to it

put in cold storage

upset the applecart

put the mockers on

destabilized^US

destabilised^UK

setted limits on

imposed limits on

dragged through the mud

placed at a disadvantage

employed delaying tactics

made impossible

queered the pitch of

clipped one's wings

poked full of holes

kept under control

strangled at birth

tied someone's hands

threw cold water on

thrown cold water on

prevented from making progress

kept from happening

kicked the can down the road

played havoc with

beaten someone to the draw

acted in advance of

beaten someone to it

stood in the way

closed one's doors to

held in abeyance

kept within the limits of

resisted attack

brought to a stop

pulled the plug on

brought to a halt

rained on someone's parade

stole a march on

brought to naught

rendered ineffective

got bogged down

kept at arm's length

laid on the table

clamped down on

brought to a close

stolen a march on

beaten someone to the punch

gotten ahead of

gave disadvantage

given disadvantage

given the run around

gave the run around

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

thrown monkey wrench in

threw monkey wrench in

taken wind out of

took wind out of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

got the better of

gotten the better of

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

took a rain check on

taken a rain check on

given rain check

gave rain check

blown a hole in

blown the whistle on

blew the whistle on

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