ermüdend

'ermüdend' is a German adjective meaning something that causes fatigue or weariness; it describes something tiresome or tedious in both physical and mental senses. A long journey, a monotonous task, or an overly extended speech can be described as ermüdend.

The noun Ermüdung refers to fatigue or weariness and is etymologically connected to the verb ermüden (to tire); the suffix -end forms present participles used as adjectives.

Usage: 'ermüdend' is used attributively (eine ermüdende Reise, ein ermüdender Prozess) and predicatively (Der Vortrag ist ermüdend). In inflection, the ending changes according to gender, number, and case (eine ermüdende Reise; einen ermüdenden Prozess; das ermüdende Detail).

The word typically conveys a measured, formal tone; in everyday speech, speakers might opt for words like mühsam or langatmig to express a similar idea.

Examples: Die Vorlesung zog sich drei Stunden hin und war ermüdend. Die endlose Diskussion war ermüdend und fruchtlos.

Synonyms include mühsam, langatmig, zeitraubend; antonyms include belebend, kurzweilig, erfrischend. See also Ermüdung, Müdigkeit.