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laden

adjective verb

burdened psychologically or mentally

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
L
Ends with
N
Contains
AD
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈleɪdən

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. burdened psychologically or mentally

    “laden with grief”

adjective

  1. filled with a great quantity

    “a tray loaded with dishes”

verb

  1. fill or place a load on

    “load a car”

verb

  1. remove with or as if with a ladle

    “ladle the water out of the bowl”

In context

Example Sentences

laden with grief
oppressed by a sense of failure
a tray loaded with dishes
table laden with food
‘ladened’ is not current usage
load a car
load the truck with hay
ladle the water out of the bowl

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