noun
unwelcome burdensome difficulty
• Syn: ↑burdensomeness, ↑heaviness, ↑oppressiveness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑oppressive (for: ↑oppressiveness), ↑onerous, ↑heavy (for: ↑heaviness), ↑burdensome (for: ↑burdensomeness)
• Hypernyms: ↑difficulty, ↑difficultness
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noun (-es) : the quality or state of being onerous
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onˈerousness noun
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Main Entry: ↑onerous
Useful english dictionary. 2012.