onerous

Betekenis (Engels)

Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

Concepten

zwaar

drukkend

lastig

benauwend

moeilijk

nijpend

nijpend

Synoniemen

burdensome

heavy

weighty

bothersome

stodgy

arduous

troublesome

tiring

hard

difficult

exacting

taxing

oppressive

painful

cumbersome

ponderous

leaden

backbreaking

lumbering

lumpish

massive

miserable

niggling

painstaking

plodding

pregnant

saturnine

serious

severe

sorrowful

straining

strenuous

tiresome

toiling

toilsome

tough

uphill

vexatious

vexing

waterlogged

weighted

burdenous

beefy

bitter

costly

cumbrous

demanding

distressing

drudging

exhausting

Vertalingen

βαρύς

oneroso

noioso

onéreux

lourd

pénible

oneroso

gravis

pesado

gravoso

beschwerlich

brutus

pesado

οχληρός

επαχθής

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɒnəɹəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: onerous

In summary

From Middle English onerous, from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus (“burdensome”), from onus (“load”). Compare exonerate.