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# How to pronounce "underburden" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/ʌndɛrbʌrdɛn/`
- **Native Audio Recording**: [Listen to Audio Clip](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7c/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-underburden.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-underburden.wav.mp3)
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **un·der·bur·den**
- **Parts of Speech**: verb, noun
- **VERB**: To give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.
  - *Example*: "In reality, the levels of work varied: some internationals seemed overburdened with tasks and responsibility, some seemed underburdened, and some faced apparently just the right amount of work."
- **VERB**: To assign less work than someone or something is capable of.
  - *Example*: "If a man is overburdened, which is the true cause of complaint, or underburdened, which is the modern cause of complaint, he may seek redress; but he alone who is overburdened or underburdened is authorised to seek redress."
- **NOUN**: The rock and subsoil that lies below a mineral deposit such as a coal seam.
  - *Example*: "Much of the heat introduced with the steam is lost to the overburden and to the underburden by thermal conduction in the manner discussed earlier."

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "underburden" correctly?
"underburden" is pronounced `/ʌndɛrbʌrdɛn/`. Syllable breakdown: **un·der·bur·den**.

### What does "underburden" mean in context?
To give too light a burden; to assign less than a fair share.

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