Dictionary

burdensome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɝ.dən.səm/ (Canada, General-American)
• audio Queensland
• /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/ (Australia)
• [ˈbɜː.ɾən.səm] (Australia)
• /ˈbøː.dən.səm/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˈbɜː.dən.səm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From burden + -some.

Meanings

1. Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
   • Finally, there are the commuter trains. Both companies operate these around the big cities and both find them burdensome, owing to the lack of off-peak travel. 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 555:
   • . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious. 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 6:

Forms

Deriveds

burdensomeness · unburdensome · burdensomely · overburdensome · nonburdensome

Hypernyms

difficult · fatiguing

Relateds

burden

Synonyms

operose · burdenous · wearing · oppressive · backbreaking · cumbrous · onerous (of or like a burden) · gruelling · strenuous · cumbersome · burdensome · arduous (of or like a burden) · exacting (of or like a burden) · laborious · nimious · demanding (of or like a burden) · taxing (of or like a burden)

Translations (51)

pt exigente (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · bg обременяващ (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · haw hoʻokua (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · nn byrdefull (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr casse-cul (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ga tónáisteach (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · nb byrdefull (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fi hikinen (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fi rasittava (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr ardu (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es cargoso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr prise de tête (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fi rankka (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · uk обтя́жливий (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es gravoso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es puñeta (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es dispendioso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ru тяжёлый (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · bg труден (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · pl uciążliwy (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ca gravós (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr écrasant (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · cy beichus (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · nn børefull (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr chiant (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ru тя́жкий (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · cy llethol (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ru обременительный (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr emmerdant (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · de beschwerlich (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es penoso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr pesant (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ru тягостный (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · grc ἀχθεινός (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · de belastend (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fi vaivalloinen (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · bg тежък (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · it oneroso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · hi बोझिल (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · it gravoso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr pénible (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · ga tuirsiúil (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · et koormav (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es fastidioso (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · la onerōsus (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · enm hevysum (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fi raskas (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · it ostico (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · es pesado (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · got 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌿𐍃 (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) · fr fastidieux (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding)