different between burdensome vs complicated
burdensome
English
Etymology
burden +? -some
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?b??.d?n.s?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?b?.d?n.s?m/
Adjective
burdensome (comparative more burdensome, superlative most burdensome)
- Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press (1973 ed.), § 6:
- . . . 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 (1973 ed.), § 6:
Synonyms
- (of or like a burden): arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing
Related terms
- burden
Derived terms
Translations
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complicated
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?mpl?ke?t?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?mpl?ke?t?d/
- Hyphenation: com?pli?cat?ed
Adjective
complicated (comparative more complicated, superlative most complicated)
- Difficult or convoluted.
- It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.
- Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. […] Frills, ruffles, flounces, lace, complicated seams and gores: not only did they sweep the ground and have to be held up in one hand elegantly as you walked along, but they had little capes or coats or feather boas.
- (biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Antonyms
- simple
Translations
Verb
complicated
- simple past tense and past participle of complicate
- The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.
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