different between uneasy vs burdensome
uneasy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?i?zi/
- Hyphenation: un?easy
- Rhymes: -i?zi
Etymology 1
From Middle English unesy, equivalent to un- +? easy. Merged with Middle English unethe, uneathe (“difficult, not easy”). See uneath.
Adjective
uneasy (comparative uneasier, superlative uneasiest)
- (rare) Not easy; difficult.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English unesy, unaisie (“not comforting”), from un- + esy (“comfortable, at ease”). More at easy.
Adjective
uneasy (comparative more uneasy or uneasier, superlative most uneasy or uneasiest)
- Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
- I've been uneasy about your friend ever since I met him. Are you sure we can trust him?
- Not easy in manner; constrained
- Synonyms: stiff, awkward, ungraceful
- He was behaving in an uneasy way.
- Causing discomfort or constraint
Synonyms
(restless): : See Thesaurus:nervous
Related terms
- unease
Translations
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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)
- 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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