belastend
Translation
burdensome, stressful, incriminating
Examples
Die Situation ist sehr belastend für mich.
The situation is very stressful for me.
Es gibt belastende Beweise gegen ihn.
There is incriminating evidence against him.
Grammar Patterns
belastend sein to be burdensome/stressful The work is often burdensome.
belastend für j-n/et4 burdensome/stressful for sb./sth. The noise is burdensome for the residents.
Similar Words
Synonyms: anstrengend (strenuous), stressig (stressful); Antonyms: entlastend (relieving), erleichternd (alleviating)
Etymology
Present participle of the verb 'belasten' (to burden). Composed of 'be-' (prefix for making something) + 'Last' (load, burden).
Memory Tips
Imagine carrying a heavy 'Last' (load/burden). The '-end' suffix indicates an ongoing state.