incumbrance
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
Types & categories
- charge hypernym
Sense 2 noun
an onerous or difficult concern
the burden of responsibility
Types & categories
- worry hypernym
- dead weight hyponym
- fardel hyponym
- imposition hyponym
- pill hyponym
Related & opposite
- burden derivation
Sense 3 noun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Types & categories
- obstruction hypernym
- clog hyponym
- speed bump hyponym
Related & opposite
- hinder derivation
- preventative derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | charge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | burden |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | worry |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dead weight |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fardel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | imposition |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pill |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hinder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | preventative |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | obstruction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | clog |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | speed bump |