Dictionary entry
Unburden
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈbəːd(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈbəːd(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
ကိုယ်စိတ်သက်သာစေရန် ဖြောင့်ချက်ပေးသည်။
Definition
unburden / ʌn'bɜ:dn / v ~ oneself/ sth (of sth) (to sb) ( fml ) ရင္ဖြင့္သည္။ She preferred to unburden herself to me rather than to her husband.
Examples
- ‘The pressure mounts for her to unburden her sister and to go back to the security of her abusive ex-spouse.’
- ‘It exonerates
- redeems
- and purifies him; it unburdens him of his wrongs
- liberates him
- and promises him salvation.’
- ‘Surely we would save a lot of money and resources and unburden an overwhelmed medical industry by expanding our knowledge and understanding instead of resisting.’
- ‘Other Israelis say the illegal outposts get in the way of a deal that could unburden their country of the costly occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.’
- ‘Made in India
- this rolling massage tool will unburden the hands of amateur masseurs and masseuses
- and can double as a gift for yourself.’
- ‘Times Mirror was relieved to unburden itself of the paper; it had never found a way to make the Times Herald work.’
- ‘It literally releases them like spores and bursts as it gets unburdened.’
- ‘But it has been so bad for so many years that I was glad to be unburdened.’
- ‘It would willingly unburden the clubs of a major share of financial responsibility to England's elite and pay the players itself through central contracting
- just as England does with its top cricketers.’
- ‘But Dr Kelly did not share his concerns with colleagues
- and we do not yet know how much he unburdened himself to his family.’
- ‘I just felt the need to unburden myself
- that's all.’
- ‘He wanted to unburden himself and he wanted her opinion on the matters that had been troubling him.’
- ‘In the end
- she persuades the beast to unburden himself of the guilt which afflicts him by handing over his wealth to her.’
- ‘Other alcoholics in golf
- including John Daly
- Barclay Howard and Brian Barnes
- have found it therapeutic to unburden themselves in public
- but the healing process may be at too early a stage for Stirling.’
- ‘Therefore
- a certain naiveté
- unburdened by conventional wisdom
- can sometimes be a positive asset.’
- ‘Many unburdened themselves in juvenile memoirs or drawings which have been shamefully neglected until recently.’
- ‘Weren't they ever gripped by the overwhelming urge to unburden themselves
- to a taxi driver
- say
- or a nice barman?’
- ‘People have probably used language to get things off their chest for thousands of years
- but venting is more than just unburdening yourself of a troublesome thought.’
- ‘Providing a safe and healing environment in which they can unburden themselves of at least some of this load is a healing in and of itself.’
- ‘He knew it was a miserable way to go
- without having accomplished anything or unburdened himself.’