weigh down

phrasal verbPart ofweigh

weigh down — phrasal verb

1. to make something or someone heavier so that movement becomes difficult; or to b

1.phrasal verb
Definition

to make something or someone heavier so that movement becomes difficult; or to burden someone emotionally.

Example

Putri's backpack was weighed down with heavy textbooks, so she walked slowly to the library.

Ava felt weighed down by the responsibility of caring for her younger siblings alone.