care laden
/ˈkɛrˌleɪdən/
adjective
- Carrying a heavy burden of worry, responsibility, or anxiety.
- The care-laden mother stayed up all night waiting for her son to return home safely.
- Even as a young child, she had a care-laden look that made her seem much older than her years.
- His care-laden expression showed how much the company's financial troubles weighed on him.
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