VDict - Definition of onus

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary (also found in English - Vietnamese, )

onus

Jump to user comments

Noun

an onerous or difficult concern
- the burden of responsibility
- that's a load off my mind

Related words

Synonyms:
burden load encumbrance incumbrance

Related search result for "onus"

Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "onus":
ominous onymous once oengus oink omsk one c onega oniscus ononis more...
Words contain "onus":
acanthocereus pentagonus acanthocereus tetragonus agonus agonus cataphractus antigonus antigonus cyclops bonus chenopodium bonus-henricus clonus coregonus more...
Words contain "onus" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
onus fall

Comments and discussion on the word "onus"