belastender

Belastender is a German term that functions primarily as the comparative form of the adjective belastend, meaning burdensome or taxing. It describes something that imposes a greater burden than another thing. In everyday language it is used to compare conditions, tasks, or loads: "Dieser Weg ist belastender als jener" and "Der belastendere Faktor ist der Zeitdruck."

In technical or formal writing, belastender can modify a noun in attributive position: "ein belastender Prozess," or predicatively: "Der Prozess ist belastender als der andere." The sense is that the subject causes more strain, stress, or load.

Etymology: belastender comes from the verb belasten (to load or burden) with the present participle suffix -end, forming belastend; the comparative ending -er yields belastender.

Usage notes: The noun form "Belastender" is uncommon in standard German; the language more often uses Belastung, Last, or Belastbarkeit to denote a burden or load. The phrase belaste der Einfluss appears in some analytical or risk assessment contexts to indicate a factor that increases overall burden, often contrasted with weniger belastende Faktoren.

See also: Belastung, Belastbarkeit, Belastungsgrenze, belasten, belastend.