You do feel the weight of expectations, especially negative ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But as anyone who has felt the weight of anxiety knows, it has a dark side.
Christianity Today (2000)
Definition of 'weight'
weight
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uncountable noun [theNOUNof noun]
If you talk about the weight of something, you mean that it is large in amount or has great power, which means thatit is difficult to oppose or fight against.