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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
onuses |
| definition 1: |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden.
As the manager, the onus was on him to fire this very amiable but inefficient employee.- synonyms:
- burden, responsibility
- similar words:
- charge, chore, duty, load, millstone, obligation, ordeal, task
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| definition 2: |
the blame or burden of responsibility.
He bore the onus for having made it possible for the secret documents to be stolen.- synonyms:
- blame
- similar words:
- burden, fault, liability, load, responsibility
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| related words: |
burden, weight |
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