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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|en|demand|ing}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/dəˈmændɪŋ/|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːndɪŋ|ændɪŋ|s2=3}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj}}

# Requiring much [[endurance]], [[strength]], or [[patience]].
#: {{syn|en|challenging|exigent|taxing}}
#: {{ux|en|This bike is built to withstand even the most '''demanding''' terrain.}}
# Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
#: {{syn|en|exacting|Thesaurus:bossy}}
#: {{nearsyn|en|Thesaurus:fastidious}}
#: {{ux|en|Our wines will satisfy even the most '''demanding''' of connoisseurs.}}

====Antonyms====
* {{l|en|undemanding}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|demandingly|demandingness|nondemanding|overdemanding
}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|requiring much endurance, strength, or patience}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|exigent}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|náročný}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|vaativa}}
* French: {{t+|fr|éprouvant}}, {{t+|fr|exigeant}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|απαιτητικός|sc=Grek}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|megerőltető}}, {{t+|hu|nehéz}}, {{t+|hu|fárasztó}}, {{t+|hu|munkaigényes}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|きつい|tr=kitsui}}
* Norman: {{t|nrf|exigeant}}
* Norwegian:
*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|krevende}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|wymagający}}
* Russian: {{t|ru|тре́бующий уси́лий}}, {{t+|ru|напряжённый}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|exigente}}
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{{trans-top|making great demands; difficult to satisfy}}
* French: {{t+|fr|exigeant}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|igényes}}, {{t+|hu|szigorú}}, {{t+|hu|nagyigényű}}, {{t+|hu|kényes}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тре́бовательный}}, {{t+|ru|взыска́тельный}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|exigente}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|вимогли́вий}}, {{t|uk|вибагли́вий}}
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===Verb===
{{head|en|verb form}}

# {{infl of|en|demand||ing-form}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=addegimnn|maddening}}