: to make (someone) hold or carry something heavy or accept or deal with something difficult : to put a heavy burden on (someone) burden. noun. bur·​den | \ ˈbər-dᵊn \

What does it mean when someone is a burden?

If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.

Is burden a bad thing?

Defined as something you carry or withstand with much difficulty when used as a noun, and as the act of weighing down, overloading, or oppressing when used as a verb, it's a word with a negative charge.