deluge vs burden

deluge and burden both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deluge	Yes	No	Yes	No
burden	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, burden is a hypernym of deluge; that is, burden is a word with a broader meaning than deluge:

Other hypernyms of deluge include charge, saddle.

deluge (noun)	burden (noun)
a heavy rain	weight to be borne or conveyed
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land	the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
an overwhelming number or amount	an onerous or difficult concern
	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

deluge (verb)	burden (verb)
fill or cover completely, usually with water	impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
charge someone with too many tasks	weight down with a load
fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid