unburden

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To share your problems or worries with someone else, making you feel better.

She needed to unburden herself to somebody, so she talked to her friend about her problems.

R

To remove a heavy or worrying responsibility from someone.

The manager unburdened his team by delegating some tasks to others.

translation

v. To share your problems or worries with someone else, making you feel better.; To remove a heavy or worrying responsibility from someone.

Word Forms

3rd Present unburdens
Past unburdened
Perfect unburdened
Progressive unburdening