burdensome

English

WOTD – 7 October 2010

Etymology

burden +‎ -some

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəː.dən.səm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/
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Adjective

burdensome (comparative more burdensome, superlative most burdensome)

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), § 6:
  . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

Synonyms

(of or like a burden): arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing

Related terms

burden

Translations

of or like a burden; arduous or demanding

Bulgarian: тежък (bg) (težǎk), труден (bg) (truden), обременяващ (bg) (obremenjavašt)
Catalan: gravós
Estonian: koormav
Finnish: raskas (fi), rasittava (fi)
French: pénible (fr), ardu (fr), pesant (fr), fastidieux (fr), écrasant (fr), chiant (fr), casse-cul (fr), prise de tête (fr), emmerdant (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: ἀχθεινός (akhtheinós)
Italian: gravoso (it), oneroso (it) m, ostico (it) m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: byrdefull

Nynorsk: børefull, byrdefull
Polish: uciążliwy (pl) m
Portuguese: exigente (pt)
Russian: обременительный (ru) (obremenitelʹnyj), тягостный (ru) (tjagostnyj), тяжёлый (ru) (tjažólyj), тя́жкий (ru) (tjážkij)
Spanish: exigente (es), pesado (es), penoso (es), arduo (es), agotador (es), fastidioso, puñeta

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