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Sisyphean labour en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən ˈleɪbɚ/ (US)
  • /ˌsɪsɪˈfiːən ˈleɪbə/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (UK, figuratively) A task that is both laborious and futile.

Forms

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Sisyphean labours Number=Plur lexicographic
Sisyphean labor alternative lexicographic

Relateds

uphill battle

Translations (7)

pl syzyfowa praca (arduous and fruitless labor) · uk сізі́фова робо́та (arduous and fruitless labor) · uk сізі́фова пра́ця (arduous and fruitless labor) · sv sisyfosarbete (arduous and fruitless labor) · pl beczka Danaid (arduous and fruitless labor) · da sisyfosarbejde (arduous and fruitless labor) · ru сизи́фов труд (arduous and fruitless labor)