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millstone

/ˈmɪlstəʊn/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈmɪlstəʊn/
millstone
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

mil - lstone -> millstone

Myanmar meaning

(n) ကြိတ်ဆုံကျောက်။

Full entry

millstone /'mÇlstǝƱn / n

ကြိတ်ဆုံကျောက်။
❏ a millstone round one's/ sb's neck [IDM ] ဖြေရှင်းရန် မလွယ်သည့်ပြဿနာ။ လည်ထောက်။ ပင်းသကား။
My debts were like a millstone round my neck.

More examples
  • [a millstone around someone’s neck] : The job had been a millstone around her neck.
Synonyms
burden, weight, dead weight, load, albatross, accountability, affliction, anxiety, ball and chain, blame, chain, charge, concern, cross, deadweight, difficulty, encumbrance, grievance, hardship, hindrance, mental weight, misfortune, onus, punishment, responsibility, shackle, strain, stress, task, thorn in one's side, trial, trouble, worry
Antonyms
advantage, aid, assistance, benefit, blessing, calmness, contentment, ease, encouragement, exculpation, exoneration, happiness, health, help, peace, praise, tranquility
Cross references
burdenweightdead weightloadalbatrossaccountabilityafflictionanxietyball and chainblamechainchargeconcerncrossdeadweightdifficultyencumbrancegrievancehardshiphindrancemental weightmisfortuneonuspunishmentresponsibilityshacklestrainstress
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