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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
unwanted, unpleasant, and burdensome.
Having to notify families of the death of loved ones was one of the onerous duties of his job.- synonyms:
- burdensome, oppressive, taxing, weighty
- antonyms:
- easy, effortless
- similar words:
- arduous, cumbersome, demanding, heavy, irksome, laborious, painful, trying, unpleasant, unwanted, wearisome
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difficult, oppressive, troublesome |
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| derivations: |
onerously (adv.), onerousness (n.) |
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