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Word entry · 4 letters

onus

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"Duty to bear"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈəʊnəs/Part of speech nounSorted nosuStarts with OEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
1O2N3U4S

Definitions

  1. an onerous or difficult concern

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin onus (literally “burden”).

Used in a sentence

  • The onus is on the landlord to make sure the walls are protected from mildew.
  • Geraldine evades the onus of ambition by subordinating it to the service of her family, and escapes the onus of sexuality by bodily mutilation
  • He'll always bear the onus of having caused the accident.

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