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noun (n)

• an onerous or difficult concern(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  burden, incumbrance, load, onus
  

  source: wordnet30
• a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)(noun.possession)

  Synonym:
  incumbrance
  

  source: wordnet30
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive
  

  source: wordnet30
• That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance.(noun)

  source: webster1913