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Encumbered

/ɛˈnkʌmbərd/
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(adj) Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.

She was encumbered with two heavy suitcases.
He doesn't want to be encumbered with the responsibility of caring for children.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company was ____ by massive debts inherited from the previous management.

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