belastet — meaning in English
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English meaning
- encumbered adj Carrying so much weight or so many things that movement is slowed down.
- fraught adj Filled with something unpleasant, especially tension, danger, or difficulty.
- laden adj Weighed down or heavily loaded with something.
- loaded adj Carrying or filled with a heavy load.
Senses
belastet is used for these senses in English:
- encumbered Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
- fraught (nautical) Of a boat, ship, or other vessel: laden with cargo.
- fraught (specifically) Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing.
- fraught Followed by with: carrying, or charged or loaded up with (usually something negative); accompanied by; entailing.
- laden Weighed down with a load, burdened.
- loaded (of a word or phrase) Having strong connotations that colour the literal meaning and are likely to provoke an emotional response. Sometimes used loosely to describe a word that simply has many different meanings.
fraught — full definition
- adj Filled with something unpleasant, especially tension, danger, or difficulty.
- adj Stressed, anxious, or emotionally strained.
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