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Sisyphean labour
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English
Sisyphus
Alternative forms
en Sisyphean labor US
Pronunciation
en /ˌsɪsɪˈfiːən ˈleɪbə/ UK
en /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən ˈleɪbɚ/ US
Noun
s
en British spelling
en figurative A task that is both laborious and futile.
Translations
arduous and fruitless labor
Danish: da sisyfosarbejde n
Polish: pl syzyfowa praca f, pl beczka Danaid f
Russian: ru сизи́фов труд m
Swedish: sv sisyfosarbete n
Ukrainian: uk сізі́фова пра́ця f, uk сізі́фова робо́та f
See also
en uphill battle
en eponyms terms derived from Greek mythology