Burden

: someone or something that is very difficult to accept, do, or deal with.

Having a chronic illness was a huge burden, on themself and others.

by Eli_My_Guy December 9, 2023

burden to society

parasites who leech off their hosts

Neurotypical: I refuse to do anything except leech off my parents.
Neurodivergents: Wow what a burden to society...

by suck_my_d33 July 28, 2025

Burden

My girlfriends cat

My girlfriend’s cat sally is a fucking burden and needs to pass away.

by Diabeto138 February 24, 2025

Joke Burden

A politician who is both a joke and a burden. Can be real or fictional.

Are you going to vote for Joke Burden?

by Joke Burden, himself August 24, 2023

Merci-less Burden

Hammer used by the ultimate fatherless child. You will get it shoved up your ass, blocking won't help.

fatherless child 1: Hey bro are you good?
fatherless child 2: Nah bro the ultimate fatherless child just shoved the Merci-less Burden up my ass.
fatherless child 1: Damn..

by okok1345 August 31, 2023

White Man's Burden

Basically the White Supremacist version of "With great power comes great responsibility". They think they've gotta "civilise" the rest of the world

"It's tough being a white person, taking over the whole of Africa is difficult. But oh well, its just white man's burden I guess"

by Amouss October 2, 2023

cognitive burden asymmetry

In psychology, cognitive burden asymmetry refers to the unequal distribution of cognitive load and its effects across different parts of the brain or on different cognitive functions. This asymmetry is evident in brain lateralization, where hemispheres specialize in certain tasks, and can become more pronounced under high cognitive load, potentially affecting performance and leading to biased processing or fatigue. For example, tasks may be processed more efficiently or with a greater "burden" on one side of the brain depending on the task's nature and the individual's specific neural wiring.

When I tried to multitask during finals, I felt the cognitive burden asymmetry kick in—my left brain was struggling with math while my right brain was zoning out on my playlist!

by Emotional Cruiser October 21, 2025