yoke · carry · struggle · support · sacrifice · solidarity · load · together · hardship · partnership · division · labor · mutual · cooperation · helping · bond · community · lifting
IDEA.org / Words / shared burden
Related — collective (Jointly organized group); weight (Measure of heaviness); shoulders (Upper arm joints); responsibility · teamwork · yoke · carry · struggle · support · sacrifice · solidarity · load · together
distribution of responsibilityshared burden ≠ going it alone Acting independently, unassisted
burden vs benefitshared burden ≠ mutual benefit Gain for all involved; common good
presence vs. absence of burdenshared burden ≠ relief Easing of distress; unburdening · liberation · weightlessness · absolution
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