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noun, plural o·nus·es. a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
burden of proof. Compare onus probandi .
blame or responsibility.
Origin of onus 1630–40; <Latin: load, burden
SYNONYMS FOR onus 1 responsibility, weight, duty, load.
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Words nearby onus “On Top of Old Smoky”, on top of the world, on-trend, on trial, Onuf's nucleus, onus , onus probandi, on view, onward, “Onward Christian Soldiers”, onwards
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Example sentences from the Web for onus However, Gold put the onus on herself and other more established women.
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UNO puts such an onus on smoking students that it ultimately seems like a bully, even more than a nanny.
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Asked about funding public libraries, Osborne put the onus of responsibility on local councils.
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The onus is on one man to hold this wacky goulash of punditry together: Mike Tirico.
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Trying to put the onus onto someone else for your own decisions is really cowardly and kind of dishonest.
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The onus is on them to show that the dividends have been paid out of profits.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 | Various
The history-making blessed event was an honor and an onus to Captain Spooner and his young wife.
The Test Colony | Winston Marks
It threw upon the Senate the onus of repairing the defects of the bill.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) | Various
The onus of this wretched failure Leichhardt tried to cast upon his companions, upon whom he made many unjust aspersions.
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The onus lay on him to prove that he innocently uttered, having been deceived by others.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69, No. 427, May, 1851 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for onus noun plural onuses a responsibility, task, or burden
Word Origin for onus C17: from Latin: burden
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Words related to onus load, duty, encumbrance, weight, culpability, tax, millstone, incubus, stigma, blot, charge, blur, responsibility, stain, oppression, odium, slur, brand, spot, liability