burdensome

WOTD - 7 October 2010    

English

Etymology

burden +‎ -some

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈbəː.dən.səm/
• (US) IPA: /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/

Adjective

burdensome (comparative more burdensome, superlative most burdensome)

1. Of or like 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), труден (bg), обременяващ (bg) Catalan: gravós (ca) Estonian: koormav (et) 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) Italian: gravoso (it)

Norwegian: Bokmål: byrdefull (no) Nynorsk: børefull (nn), byrdefull (nn) Portuguese: exigente (pt) Russian: обременительный (ru), тягостный (ru), тяжёлый (ru), тяжкий (ru) Spanish: exigente (es), pesado (es), penoso (es), arduo (es), agotador (es), fastidioso (es), puñeta (es)