unburden
verb /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn/
/ˌʌnˈbɜːrdn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unburden | /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn/ /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdn/ |
| he / she / it unburdens | /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnz/ /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnz/ |
| past simple unburdened | /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnd/ /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnd/ |
| past participle unburdened | /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnd/ /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnd/ |
| -ing form unburdening | /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnɪŋ/ |
- unburden yourself/something (of something) (to somebody) to talk to somebody about your problems or something you have been worrying about, so that you feel less anxious
- She needed to unburden herself to somebody.
- She unburdened herself of her feelings of guilt.
- unburden somebody/something (of something) to take something that causes a lot of work or worry away from somebody/something opposite burden