burdened
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɝdənd// UK //bˈɜːdənd// bur·dened
adj. feeling very worried or tired because you have too much to deal with. You use this when a problem or a responsibility feels like a heavy weight you have to carry.
adj. oppressed by a heavy load, whether physical, emotional, or financial. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'seem' to describe a psychological state.
She felt burdened by the secret she had to keep.
The young manager felt increasingly burdened by the responsibility of overseeing a team of fifty employees during the merger.
In the novel, the protagonist is perpetually burdened by the expectations of his family, which eventually forces him to choose between duty and his own happiness.
Usage
Often followed by the preposition 'with' or 'by'.