backbreaking

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbækbreɪkɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bak′brā′king)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•break•ing /ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. requiring great work, effort, or strength.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
back•break•ing  (bak′brā′king),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. demanding great effort, endurance, etc.;
    exhausting:a backbreaking job.
Also, back′-break′ing. 
  • back1 + break + -ing2 1780–90
back′break′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
backbreaking /ˈbækˌbreɪkɪŋ/ adj
  1. demanding great effort; exhausting

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