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demandingness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English demanding Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English demandingness From demanding + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being demanding.
    • The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver. 2009 May 10, “Enlightenment Therapy”, in The New York Times: