onerous
Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒnəɹəs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English onerous, from Middle French onereux, from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus (“burdensome”), from onus (“load”). Compare exonerate.
burdenous
βαρύς
zwaar
onéreux
oneroso
noioso
gravis
pesado
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