cumbrance

[ kuhm-bruhns ]

noun

1. trouble; bother.
2. burden; encumbrance.

cumbrance

/ ˈkʌmbrəns /

noun

1. a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
2. trouble or bother

Word History and Origins

Origin of cumbrance¹

1275–1325; Middle English combraunce, aphetic variant of acombraunce defeat, harassment; encumbrance

Example Sentences

So I parted with my public and my ferrets—for she was dead a' ready, my wife was, and I hadn't no cumbrance.

From Project Gutenberg

How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?

From Project Gutenberg

Our chance may come another time, and we want not the cumbrance of children on our march.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• barrier
• deterrent
• drawback
• handicap
• hitch
• impediment
• interference
• interruption
• obstacle
• snag
• stumbling block