incumbrance

noun

1. an onerous or difficult concern

- the burden of responsibility

- that's a load off my mind

• Syn: ↑burden, ↑load, ↑encumbrance, ↑onus

• Derivationally related forms: ↑burden (for: ↑burden)

• Hypernyms: ↑concern, ↑worry, ↑headache, ↑vexation

• Hyponyms: ↑dead weight, ↑fardel, ↑imposition, ↑pill

2. a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

• Syn: ↑encumbrance

• Hypernyms: ↑charge

3. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

• Syn:

• Derivationally related forms: ↑preventive (for: ↑preventive), ↑hinder (for: ↑hindrance)

• Hyponyms: ↑clog, ↑speed bump

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noun

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/in kum"breuhns/, n.

encumbrance.

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incumbrance etc.,

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incumbrance — var of encumbrance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. incumbrance … Law dictionary
Incumbrance — In*cum brance, n. [See {Encumbrance}.] [Written also {encumbrance}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; hindrance; check. Cowper.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incumbrance — (n.) see ENCUMBRANCE (Cf. encumbrance) … Etymology dictionary
incumbrance — [in kum′brəns] n. ENCUMBRANCE … English World dictionary
incumbrance — /in kum breuhns/, n. encumbrance. * * * … Universalium
incumbrance — noun /ɪnˈkʌm.brənts/ a) A burden; a thing that must be carried. b) an interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or … Wiktionary
incumbrance — n. burden, hindrance, impediment; one who is dependent on another for support (especially a child); lien or claim on a property (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
incumbrance — n. [Written also Encumbrance.] 1. Load, burden, clog, impediment, incubus, hindrance, dead weight, drag weight. 2. Debt, claim, liability … New dictionary of synonyms
incumbrance — in·cum·brance … English syllables
incumbrance — /ɪnˈkʌmbrəns/ (say in kumbruhns) noun → encumbrance …

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