weigh on

Verb

Meaning

be oppressive or disheartening to

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

weigh down press plague tax prey trouble throw drag burden worry beset torment haunt oppress depress
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Antonyms

influence guide advantage benefit promote relief
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Hypernyms

sadden

Examples

I've dreamed a lot. I'm tired now from dreaming but not tired of dreaming. No one tires of dreaming, because to dream is to forget, and forgetting does not weigh on us, it is a dreamless sleep throughout which we remain awake. In dreams I have achieved everything. Fernando Pessoa

My surroundings here [in the asylum St. Remy ] begin to weigh on me more than I can express - my word, I have had patience for more than a year - I need air, I feel overwhelmed with boredom and depression. Vincent van Gogh

These events weigh on my heart to this day. Gennady Yanayev

We can hope that the responsibilities and realities will weigh on Donald Trump and he will not be the president we fear, but rather something more stable. David Remnick

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least. Sophie Swetchine

I thought it would be funny to go to my Korean dry cleaner and ask her about my head shot, as if it's the most important thing in the world, and as if it's something that everyone should weigh on because it's important to me. Billy Eichner

Close letter words and terms

weigh into weigh it weigh off weigh out weigh station weigh station factor