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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)

  1. 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.), ยง 6:
      . . . reap a pleasure from what, to the generality of mankind, may seem burdensome and laborious.

Synonyms

  • (of or like a burden): arduous, demanding, exacting, onerous, taxing

Related terms

  • burden

Derived terms

Translations

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depressing

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??p??s??(?)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??p??s??/

Adjective

depressing (comparative more depressing, superlative most depressing)

  1. Causing depression or sadness.
    The television news was depressing, so rather than start crying I turned it off.
  2. Causing a reduction in economic activity.
    The policy may have a depressing effect on some branches of industry.

Synonyms

  • distressing
  • saddening
  • unpleasant

Translations

Verb

depressing

  1. present participle of depress

Anagrams

  • predesigns

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