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Definitions for Onus

[1] a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
[2] burden of proof. Compare onus probandi .
[3] blame or responsibility.
[4] the burden of proof.
[5] a responsibility, task, or burden
[6] law the Latin phrase for burden of proof

Words related to Onus

load, duty, encumbrance, weight, culpability, tax, millstone, incubus, stigma, blot, charge, blur, responsibility, stain, oppression, odium, slur, brand, spot, liability

Words nearby Onus

ontological argument, ontologism, ontologize, ontology, onuf's nucleus, onus, onus probandi, onward, onwards, ony, onychalgia

Origin of Onus

1630–40; < Latin: load, burden

Word origin for Onus

C17: from Latin: burden

Synonyms for Onus

blame, blot, blur, brand, charge, culpability, duty, encumbrance, fault, guilt, incubus, liability, load, millstone, obligation, odium, oppression, responsibility, slur, spot, stain, stigma, task, tax, weight, bar sinister, black eye, deadweight