laden

la-den · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Heavily loaded or weighed down with something.

  2. 2.

    Full of or burdened by something abstract.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    laden with — Carrying a heavy load of; full of.
  • •
    guilt-laden — Burdened by feelings of guilt.
  • •
    debt-laden — Having a lot of debt.

Related words

Antonyms: empty, light, unloaded
See also: burdened, full, heavy, loaded
Synonyms: burdened, full, loaded, weighed down

Etymology

Past participle of the archaic verb lade ("to load"), from Old English hladan ("to load, heap up"), from Proto-Germanic hladaną.