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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈəʊnərəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑnərəs, ˈoʊnər-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(on′ər əs, ō′nər-)

on•er•ous /ˈɑnərəs, ˈoʊnər-/USA pronunciation adj.

being a burden;
troublesome:an onerous task.

on•er•ous (on′ər əs, ō′nər-),USA pronunciation adj.

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:onerous duties.
having or involving obligations or responsibilities, esp. legal ones, that outweigh the advantages:an onerous agreement.

Latin onerōsus, equivalent. to oner- (stem of onus) burden + -ōsus -ous
Middle English 1350–1400

on′er•ous•ly, adv.

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onerous /ˈɒnərəs; ˈəʊ-/ adj

laborious or oppressive
(of a contract, lease, etc) having or involving burdens or obligations that counterbalance or outweigh the advantages

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin onerōsus burdensome, from onus loadˈonerously adv ˈonerousness n

'onerous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

burdensome - taxing - arduous - cumbersome - gremlin - hard - heavy - herculean - laborious

Synonyms: oppressive, burdensome, heavy, serious, demanding, more...

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