cumbrance
American
[kuhm-bruhns]
/ ˈkʌm brəns /
noun
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trouble; bother.
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burden; encumbrance.
cumbrance
British
/ ˈkʌmbrəns /
noun
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a burden, obstacle, or hindrance
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trouble or bother
Etymology
Origin of cumbrance
1275–1325; Middle English combraunce, aphetic variant of acombraunce defeat, harassment; see encumbrance
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