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burdensome

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English

WOTD – 7 October 2010

Etymology

Fromburden +‎-some.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/
(General American, Canada)IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/
(General Australian)IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/,[ˈbɜː.ɾən.səm]
- Audio(Queensland): (file)
(New Zealand)IPA^(key): /ˈbøː.dən.səm/

Adjective

burdensome (comparativemoreburdensome,superlativemostburdensome)

Characteristic of aburden;arduous ordemanding
- 1748,David Hume,Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press, published1973,§ 6:
  . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seemburdensome and laborious.
- 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, inTrains Illustrated, page555:
  Finally, there are the commuter trains. Both companies operate these around the big cities and both find themburdensome, owing to the lack of off-peak travel.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

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),vaivalloinen (fi),(informal)hikinen (fi),rankka (fi)
French:pénible (fr),ardu (fr),pesant (fr),fastidieux (fr),écrasant (fr),chiant (fr),casse-cul (fr),prise de tête (fr),emmerdant (fr)
German:beschwerlich (de),belastend (de)
Gothic:𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌿𐍃(kaurus)
Greek:
Ancient Greek:ἀχθεινός(akhtheinós)
Hawaiian:hoʻokua
Irish:tuirsiúil,tónáisteach
Italian:gravoso (it),oneroso (it) m,ostico (it) m
Latin:onerōsus
Middle English:hevysum
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 (es),puñeta,oneroso (es) m,dispendioso (es) m,cargoso (es),gravoso (es)
Ukrainian:обтя́жливий(obtjážlyvyj)
Welsh:beichus (cy),llethol (cy)

References

“burdensome”, inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.

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