Be oppressive or disheartening to.

synoniem: weigh on.

Roget 649: be hurtful etc. adj.; cause evil, produce evil, inflict evil, work evil, do evil etc. 619; damnify^†, endamage^†, hurt, harm; injure etc. (damage) 659; pain etc. 830.    wrong, aggrieve, oppress, persecute; trample upon, tread upon, bear hard upon, put upon; overburden; weigh down, weigh heavy on; victimize; run down; molest etc. 830.    maltreat, abuse; ill-use, ill-treat; buffet, bruise, scratch, maul; smite etc. (scourge) 972; do violence, do harm, do a mischief; stab, pierce, outrage.    do mischief, make mischief; bring into trouble.    destroy etc. 162.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 749: be subject etc. adj.; be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of; depend upon, lean upon, hang upon; fall a prey to, fall under; play second fiddle.    be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football; not dare to say one's soul is his own; drag a chain.    serve etc. 746; obey etc. 743; submit etc. 725.    break in, tame; subject, subjugate; master etc. 731; tread down, tread under foot; weigh down; drag at one's chariot wheels; reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery; enthrall, inthrall^†, bethrall^†; enslave, lead captive; take into custody etc. (restrain) 751; rule etc. 737; drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point; keep under; hold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.    ... meer laten zien

Exert a force with a heavy weight.

synoniemen: bear down, bear down on, drag down, press down on.