encumbrance

Noun
  1. An onerous or difficult concern (synset 105841069)
    "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"
    is a type of: concern, headache, vexation, worry - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    subtypes:
    • dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance
    • fardel - a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)
    • imposition - an uncalled-for burden
    • pill - something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
    same as: burden, incumbrance, load, onus
  2. A charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) (synset 113424198)
    is a type of: charge - financial liabilities (such as a tax)
    same as: incumbrance
  3. Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome (synset 103525974)
    is a type of: impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor - any structure that makes progress difficult
    subtypes:
    • clog - any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
    • speed bump - a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
    same as: hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive

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