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1. (adj.) onerous
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome:
onerous duties.
2. onerous
having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages:
an onerous agreement.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L onerōsus=oner- (s. of onus) burden +-ōsus -ous)
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1. (adj) burdensome, onerous, taxing
not easily borne; wearing
"the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
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Sense: hard to bear or do
an onerous task.
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 Afrikaans: veeleisend, swaar, moeili |
 Arabic: شاق، صَعْبُ الإحْتِمال |
 Bulgarian: обременителен |
 Brazilian: pesado |
 Czech: obtížný |
 German: lästig |
 Danish: tung; besværlig |
 Greek: επίπονος, δυσβάσταχτος |
 Spanish: pesado |
 Estonian: koormav |
 Farsi: طاقت فرسا |
 Finnish: rasittava |
 French: pénible |
 Hebrew: כָּבֵד |
 Hindi: भारी, दूभर |
 Croatian: težak, teško izvediv |
 Hungarian: súlyos |
 Indonesian: berat |
 Icelandic: þungbær, erfiður |
 Italian: gravoso |
 Japanese: 骨の折れる |
 Korean: 성가신 |
 Lithuanian: sunkus |
 Latvian: apgrūtinošs; nepatīkams |
 Malay: berat |
 Dutch: zwaar |
 Norwegian: tyngende, byrdefull |
 Polish: uciążliwy |
 Persian: طاقت فرسا |
 Pashto: سخت او ستونزمن |
 Portuguese: pesado |
 Romanian: oneros,împovărător |
 Russian: обременительный |
 Slovak: ťažký |
 Slovenian: težaven |
 Serbian: tegoban |
 Swedish: betungande, besvärlig, sv |
 Thai: ยาก |
 Turkish: güç, külfetli |
 Taiwanese: 艱巨的，繁重的，費力的 |
 Ukrainian: обтяжливий |
 Urdu: بھاري، مشکل |
 Vietnamese: nặng nề |
 Chinese: 艰巨的，繁重的，费力的 |
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