burdening
bur-den-ing
noun
The act of imposing a heavy load, responsibility, or difficulty on someone.
"The constant burdening of new tasks was exhausting."
verb
Placing a heavy load, responsibility, or difficulty upon someone or something.
"The extra paperwork is burdening the staff."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: burden, charge, saddle, effect, essence, gist, core, incumbrance, encumbrance, load, onus, burthen