Adversity vs Burden - What's the difference?
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(uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
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(countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
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A heavy load.
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
A responsibility, onus.
A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
* Jonathan Swift
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
(mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
(metalworking) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
(obsolete, rare) A birth.
To encumber with a burden (in any of the noun senses of the word ).
* Bible, 2 Corinthians viii. 13
* Shakespeare
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
* Coleridge
(music) A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
* 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
* 1846 ,
The drone of a bagpipe.
(obsolete) Theme, core idea.
Adversity is a related term of burden.
As nouns the difference between adversity and burden
is that adversity is (uncountable) the state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity while burden is .adversity
English
Noun
(en-noun)citation, isbn=9781443734035 , page=55 , passage=The doctor loved the squire, loved him as his oldest friend; but he loved him ten times better as being in adversity than he could ever have done had things gone well at Greshansbury in his time.}}
citation, isbn=9781424173914 , page=60 , passage=God approves all adversity'. Not all '''adversity''' that the Christian encounters is due to sins in the Christian's life. Not all ' adversity is the fault of the Christian.}}
citation, isbn=9781557505965 , page=278 , passage=These are the people who will overcome the adversity , chaos, and destruction of combat and defeat the enemy in war.}}
citation, passage=Having “secret notice,” the writer of “True Remembrances” declares of the above complains, he retired into Munster, intending to proceed to England, to justify himself; but was detained there for want of money by the breaking out of rebellion. This adversity befell him in the autumn of 1598. }}
citation, isbn=9780422769907 , page=101 , passage=Every family is struck by adversity' at one time or another. No matter how mature the patients are, regardless of the care an advantages they give their children, despite a desirable interactive love between family members, ' adversity will attack any family}}
citation, isbn=9780452288546 , page=272 , passage=Make sure that your child’s adversity' is ''really'' an '''adversity'''. Not having parents who can buy a new car upon your son’s sixteenth birthday is not an '''adversity'''. Being the only girl on the block who doesn’t own a designed handbag is not an ' adversity }}
Synonyms
*nakbaburden
English
(wikipedia burden)Etymology 1
From (etyl) burden, birden, burthen, birthen, byrthen, from (etyl) byrden, .Alternative forms
* burthen (archaic)Noun
(en noun)- There were four or five men in the vault already, and I could hear more coming down the passage, and guessed from their heavy footsteps that they were carrying burdens .
- Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, / To all my friends a burden grown.
- a ship of a hundred tons burden
- (Raymond)
- A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.
- That bore thee at a burden two fair sons
Verb
(en verb)- to burden a nation with taxes
- I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened .
- My burdened heart would break.
- It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.
Derived terms
* burdensome * beast of burdenEtymology 2
From (etyl) bordon. See bourdon.Noun
(en noun)- [...] Foot it featly here and there; / And, sweet sprites, the burden bear.
- As commonly used, the refrain, or burden , not only is limited to lyric verse, but depends for its impression upon the force of monotone - both in sound and thought.
- (Ruddiman)