weighed down

verbdepress

Synonyms for weighed down

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Antonyms for weighed down

laden

adjective. loaded down

Word Origin & History

Old English wegan "find the weight of, have weight, lift, carry," from Proto-Germanic *weganan (cf. Old Saxon wegan, Old Frisian wega, Dutch wegen "to weigh," Old Norse vega, Old High German wegan "to move, carry, weigh," German wiegen "to weigh"), from PIE *wegh- "to move" (cf. Sanskrit vahati "carries, conveys," vahitram "vessel, ship;" Avestan vazaiti "he leads, draws;" Greek okhos "carriage;" Latin vehere "to carry, convey;" Old Church Slavonic vesti "to carry, convey;" Lithuanian vezu "to carry, convey;" Old Irish fecht "campaign, journey").

The original sense was of motion, which led to that of lifting, then to that of "measure the weight of." The older sense of "lift, carry" survives in the nautical phrase weigh anchor. Figurative sense of "to consider, ponder" (in reference to words, etc.) is recorded from mid-14c.

Example Sentences forweighed down

It weighed down her body as well, though that mattered little indeed.

The great pines were weighed down to the ground by masses of snow.

But you must remember that it was not for himself that Arthur was so weighed down.

I am weighed down with shame, my poor Rene, for having so misjudged you.

Liberate their conscience from the materialism by which it is weighed down.

She was weighed down to the earth, and she could not rid herself of the burden that oppressed her.

Weighed down by his good-sense and kindness, Josephine resisted no longer in words.

Still I did not move, weighed down by a profound discouragement.

The noble Duchess was just then weighed down with other cares.

Weighed down with grief though she was, she managed to smile back.

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