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burdensomeness

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bur·den·some  (bûrdn-sm)
adj.
Of or like a burden; onerous.

burden·some·ly adv.
burden·some·ness n.
Synonyms: burdensome, onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
These adjectives apply to what imposes a severe test of bodily or spiritual strength. Burdensome is associated with both mental and physical hardship: The burdensome task of preparing her tax return awaited her.
Onerous connotes the figuratively heavy load imposed by something irksome or annoying: My only onerous duty was having to greet the guests.
Something oppressive weighs one down in body or spirit: "Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off" (Herbert Spencer).
Arduous emphasizes the expenditure of sustained and often exhausting labor: Becoming a doctor is an arduous undertaking.
Demanding, rigorous, and exacting imply the imposition of severe and uncompromising demands: Music is a demanding art. "Yet out of this unflattering, rigorous realism . . . Swift made great art" (M.D. Aeschliman). Archaeology is exacting work.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burdensomeness - unwelcome burdensome difficulty
difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"


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