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die Zumutbarkeit

reasonableness, acceptability, feasibility

Das überschreitet die Grenze der Zumutbarkeit.

That exceeds the limits of reasonableness.

Die Zumutbarkeit der neuen Regelung wird diskutiert.

The reasonableness of the new regulation is being discussed.

the Zumutbarkeit of sth. the reasonableness of sth. The reasonableness of the task is questionable.

Synonyms: Angemessenheit, Erträglichkeit; Antonym: Unzumutbarkeit

From the verb 'zumuten' (to expect/demand of someone). The suffix '-bar' (-able) and '-keit' (-ness) are added, meaning 'the quality of being expectable'.

Think of 'zu Mut' - expecting someone to have the 'courage' (Mut) to do something. If the expectation is reasonable, it has 'Zumutbarkeit'.

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