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encumbrance
Overview of noun encumbrance
The noun encumbrance has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus -- (an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind")
2. encumbrance, incumbrance -- (a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage))
3. hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference -- (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun encumbrance
3 senses of encumbrance
Sense 1
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
=> concern, worry, headache, vexation
=> negative stimulus
=> stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
encumbrance, incumbrance
=> charge
=> liabilities
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun encumbrance
2 of 3 senses of encumbrance
Sense 1
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
=> dead weight
=> fardel
=> imposition
=> pill
Sense 3
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
=> clog
=> speed bump
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun encumbrance
3 senses of encumbrance
Sense 1
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
=> concern, worry, headache, vexation
Sense 2
encumbrance, incumbrance
=> charge
Sense 3
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
Antonyms of noun encumbrance
Member Holonyms of noun encumbrance
Substance Holonyms of noun encumbrance
Part Holonyms of noun encumbrance
Member Meronyms of noun encumbrance
Substance Meronyms of noun encumbrance
Part Meronyms of noun encumbrance
Meronyms of noun encumbrance
Holonyms of noun encumbrance
Attributes of noun encumbrance
Derived Forms of noun encumbrance
Domain of noun encumbrance
Domain Terms of noun encumbrance
Familiarity of noun encumbrance
encumbrance used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun encumbrance
3 senses of encumbrance
Sense 1
burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
> concern, worry, headache, vexation
=> bugaboo
=> burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
=> business
Sense 2
encumbrance, incumbrance
> charge
=> levy
=> encumbrance, incumbrance
=> assessment
Sense 3
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> bar
=> barrier
=> blockade
=> blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage
=> hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
=> obstacle
=> tumbler
Meronyms of noun encumbrance
3 senses of encumbrance
Sense 3
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun encumbrance
Grep of noun encumbrance
encumbrance
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