Definition of encumbrance
Nouns
an onerous or difficult concern
- Synonyms:
- burden, incumbrance, load, onus
- Types:
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dead weight
an oppressive encumbrance
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fardel
a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
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imposition
an uncalled-for burden
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pill
something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
- Synonyms:
- incumbrance
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charge
financial liabilities (such as a tax)
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- Synonyms:
- hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive
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clog
any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
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speed bump
a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
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impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor
any structure that makes progress difficult
Vocabulary Lists for encumbrance
- abashed
- accolade
- aesthete
- ambiguously
- anarchy
- unmerchantable
- architectural ornament
- bottleful
- bathing tub
- indweller
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