How Do You Spell DISBURDEN?

Pronunciation: [dɪsbˈɜːdən] (IPA)

The word "disburden" is spelled with a "dis-" prefix meaning "not" or "take away," and "burden" meaning "a load or weight carried." It is pronounced /dɪsˈbɜːdn/. This word can also be spelled as "disburthen." Its use in a sentence could be "The therapist helped the patient disburden himself of his emotional baggage." In essence, it means to relieve oneself or another person of a burden or weight.

DISBURDEN Meaning and Definition

  1. Disburden is a verb that refers to the act of relieving or removing a burden, load, or weight. It involves lightening the load or freeing someone or something from the weight or pressure of carrying or being responsible for a particular task or problem.

    Typically, disburdening involves transferring the weight or responsibility from one entity to another, allowing for a sense of ease, relief, or liberation. This can occur in various contexts, such as physically unloading or transferring a heavy object from one person to another or distributing the responsibilities or workloads among a team or group.

    In a figurative or emotional sense, disburdening may pertain to relieving oneself or someone else from emotional stress, mental anguish, or worry. A person could seek to disburden themselves by confiding in a trusted friend, therapist, or counselor, thereby unburdening their thoughts and emotions. Disburdening can also involve sharing a problem with others, seeking advice, or simply venting in order to alleviate one's own mental or emotional distress.

    Overall, the concept of disburden is centered around the idea of unloading, easing, or removing a burden or responsibility, whether it be physical, mental, or emotional. The act of disburdening is driven by the desire for relief, freedom, and the restoration of a more balanced state.

  2. Sometimes disburthen, to throw off a burden; to unload; to clear of anything weighty or troublesome; to ease the mind.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for DISBURDEN

  • sisburden
  • xisburden
  • cisburden
  • fisburden
  • risburden
  • eisburden
  • dusburden
  • djsburden
  • dksburden
  • dosburden
  • d9sburden
  • d8sburden
  • diaburden
  • dizburden
  • dixburden
  • didburden
  • dieburden
  • diwburden
  • disvurden

Etymology of DISBURDEN

The word "disburden" is derived from the combination of two words: "dis" and "burden".

The prefix "dis-" is derived from the Latin word "dis", which means "apart" or "away". It is commonly used to indicate negation, removal, or separation.

The word "burden" has its origins in Old English, where it was spelled as "byrthen". It comes from the Proto-Germanic word "*burthinaz", which means "a load" or "a weight".

Therefore, "disburden" essentially means to remove or alleviate a burden or a weight, both in the literal sense of physically removing a heavy object and in the figurative sense of relieving someone of a mental or emotional burden.

Similar spelling words for DISBURDEN

Conjugate verb Disburden

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have disburdened
you would have disburdened
he/she/it would have disburdened
we would have disburdened
they would have disburdened
I would have disburden
you would have disburden
he/she/it would have disburden
we would have disburden
they would have disburden

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been disburdening
you would have been disburdening
he/she/it would have been disburdening
we would have been disburdening
they would have been disburdening

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would disburden
you would disburden
he/she/it would disburden
we would disburden
they would disburden

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be disburdening
you would be disburdening
he/she/it would be disburdening
we would be disburdening
they would be disburdening

FUTURE

I will disburden
you will disburden
he/she/it will disburden
we will disburden
they will disburden

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be disburdening
you will be disburdening
he/she/it will be disburdening
we will be disburdening
they will be disburdening

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have disburdened
you will have disburdened
he/she/it will have disburdened
we will have disburdened
they will have disburdened

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been disburdening
you will have been disburdening
he/she/it will have been disburdening
we will have been disburdening
they will have been disburdening

IMPERATIVE

you disburden
we let´s disburden

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to disburden

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was disburdening
you were disburdening
he/she/it was disburdening
we were disburdening
they were disburdening

PAST PARTICIPLE

disburdened

PAST PERFECT

I had disburdened
you had disburdened
he/she/it had disburdened
we had disburdened
they had disburdened

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been disburdening
you had been disburdening
he/she/it had been disburdening
we had been disburdening
they had been disburdening

PRESENT

I disburden
you disburden
he/she/it disburdens
we disburden
they disburden

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am disburdening
you are disburdening
he/she/it is disburdening
we are disburdening
they are disburdening

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

disburdening

PRESENT PERFECT

I have disburdened
you have disburdened
he/she/it has disburdened
we have disburdened
they have disburdened

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been disburdening
you have been disburdening
he/she/it has been disburdening
we have been disburdening
they have been disburdening

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it disburden

SIMPLE PAST

I disburdened
you disburdened
he/she/it disburdened
we disburdened
they disburdened

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