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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries성가심
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seonggasim
"그는 반복되는 업무의 성가심을 불평했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality or state of being irritating, tiresome, or annoying.
"He complained about the irksomeness of having to fill out the same forms every week." - 2
The tedious nature of a task or situation that causes persistent mild displeasure.
"She tried to ignore the irksomeness of the constant delays during her daily commute."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'irk' (of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse 'yrkja' or Middle English roots meaning to weary) combined with the suffix '-some' (causing or tending to) and the noun-forming suffix '-ness'. The composite term emerged in the early modern English period to describe the quality of being annoying or tedious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Irksomeness" is said worldwide
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caractère fastidieux
Transliteration: ka.ʁaktɛʁ fas.ti.djø
"Il a souligné le caractère fastidieux de cette tâche."
Lästigsein
Transliteration: ˈlɛstɪçˌzaɪn
"Sie war genervt von dem Lästigsein der ewigen Wiederholungen."
noiosità
Transliteration: noi.zoˈzi.ta
"Non riusciva a sopportare la noiosità di quel lavoro burocratico."
fatigosidad
Transliteration: fa.ti.ɣo.siˈdad
"El empleado se quejó de la fatigosidad del proceso de registro."
chateação
Transliteration: ʃa.tjaˈsɐ̃w
"Ele reclamou da chateação de ter que esperar tanto tempo."
खिन्नता
Transliteration: khinnata
"उसने बार-बार किए जाने वाले काम की खिन्नता व्यक्त की।"
讨厌性
Transliteration: tǎo ràn xìng
"大家都很讨厌这种繁琐程序带来的烦人性。"
성가심
Transliteration: seonggasim
"그는 반복되는 업무의 성가심을 불평했다."
煩わしさ
Transliteration: wazurawashisa
"彼女は手続きの煩わしさにうんざりしていた。"
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