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encumbered

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N K AH1 M B ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of encumber

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load- A.J.Liebling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a summer resort...encumbered with great clapboard-and-stucco hotels
  • a hiker encumbered with a heavy backpack
  • an encumbered estate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unencumbered

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: behindert — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • German: belastet — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • German: verschuldet — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • Spanish: lastrado — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • Swedish: belastad — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • Swedish: handikappad — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • Swedish: hindrad — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • Turkish: mânî olunmuş — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
  • Turkish: yoluna taş koyulmuş — weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow
Real reading context

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