Definition
Physically or mentally demanding and exhausting; requiring considerable effort or endurance.
Etymology
From the verb 'tax' meaning to burden or strain, which comes from Latin taxare 'to handle, charge.' The meaning evolved from financial burden to any kind of strain or demand on resources.
Kelly Says
The evolution from 'tax' (financial burden) to 'taxing' (exhausting) perfectly captures how our brains understand effort - whether it's money or energy, we instinctively know that all resources have limits and can be depleted.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በስህተት ማድረግ
besihtet madreg
BNবাংলা
ক্লান্তিকর
klantikar
CACatalà
esgotador
ɛsɡoˈtaðoɾ
CSČeština
vyčerpávající
vɪt͡ʃɛrpaːvajɪt͡ɕi
DADansk
udmattende
uðˈmæˀtnə
DEDeutsch
anspruchsvoll
ˈʔanʃpʁuːçsfol
ELΕλληνικά
κοπωστικός
koˈvos.ti.kós
ESEspañol
gravoso
ɡraˈβoso
FAفارسی
خسته کننده
xaste konande
FISuomi
uupumista
uːpumista
FRFrançais
épuisant
epɥizɑ̃
GUGU
થાક લાગવો
thak lagavo
HUMagyar
fárasztó
ˈfaːrɒs.toː
IDBahasa Indonesia
melelahkan
məlɛˈlahkan
IGIG
na-akpata mmụọ
na akpata mmuo
ITItaliano
faticoso
fatʃoˈzoːzo
KKKK
шаршаған
sharshaghan
KMKM
ធ្វើឱ្យពិការ
tvay peakar
MRMR
क्लेशदायक
kleśadayak
MSBahasa Melayu
melelahkan
məlɛˈlahkan
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ဓုန်း
seit thone
NLNederlands
vermoeiend
vərˈmuːiənt
NONorsk
utmatting
ʉtˈmɑtɪŋ
PLPolski
wyczerpujący
vɨt͡ʂɛrˈpʲaw̃t͡ɕɨ
PTPortuguês
exaustivo
ɛɡzɐwˈtivu
RORomână
obositor
oboˈsitor
RUРусский
напрягающий
napryagayushchiy
SVSvenska
utmattande
ʉːtˈmatːandɛ
SWKiswahili
uchovu
utʃoˈvu
TEతెలుగు
క్లిష్టమైన
kliṣṭamaina
THไทย
ทำให้เหนื่อย
thammay nʉ̄ːa
TLTL
nakapapagod
nakapapagod
UKУкраїнська
виснажуючий
vysnazhyuyuchiy
URاردو
تھکا دینے والا
thaka dene wala
VITiếng Việt
làm kiệt sức
lam kiệt sức
YOYO
nfa ọlọlọ
nfa olo olo