ONEROUS
(adj.) not easily borne; wearing
"the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return", "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests", "a taxing schedule"
synonyms : burdensome , taxing
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Mnemonics for onerous
(Tag: ) it sounds like on+er+us..that is ONUS.. when something is ON US ..we feel burdensome
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(Tag: ) Onerous= one+rous. If u assign much work on ONE person it will be ONErous for him
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(Tag: ) onerous....can be associated wid owners on us...who r trouble some
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(Tag: ) onerous = sound like owner = when they come to collect the rent you feel always burdensome.
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(Tag: hindi) one-rassi.. a lot of things hanging from one string.. so becomes burdensome..
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(Tag: slang) OWNED US - like losing badly in a game of basketball
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(Tag: ) This sounds like generous.... Which is not easy!!!
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(Tag: ) The asses complain: "Our OWNER always put burden on US."
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(Tag: hindi) one-rous in hindi one is 'ek' rous sounds like rasta i.e a path.. so dere is only " ek rasta" means one way out of difficult situation and it requires lot of effort bcoz its very tough....
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(Tag: ) Owner are burden Us
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(Tag: ) The burden is tied ON OUR ASS.
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