onerous

adjective
UK: /ˈɒnərəs/
US: /ˈɑːnərəs/

  1. Difficult to do or needing a lot of effort.

    1. The task was onerous and took many weeks to finish.
    2. Dealing with the complaints is an onerous duty for the customer service team.

  2. Describing something that is burdensome or oppressive.

    1. Paying the bills is onerous.
    2. The onerous regulations imposed by the government burdened small businesses.

Synonyms

arduous difficult oppressive laborious taxing heavy burdensome

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "onerous" in English means: Difficult to do or needing a lot of effort., Describing something that is burdensome or oppressive..

The phonetic transcription of "onerous" is /ˈɒnərəs/ in British English and /ˈɑːnərəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "onerous": arduous, difficult, oppressive, laborious, taxing, heavy, burdensome.

Example usage of "onerous": "The task was onerous and took many weeks to finish.". More examples on the page.