Sisyphean labour

English

Alternative forms

• Sisyphean labor (US)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪsɪˈfiːən ˈleɪbə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən ˈleɪbɚ/

Noun

Sisyphean labour (plural Sisyphean labours)

1. (figurative) A task that is both laborious and futile.

Translations

arduous and fruitless labor

• Danish: sisyfosarbejde n
• Russian: сизи́фов труд (ru) m (sizífov trud)
• Swedish: sisyfosarbete (sv) n
• Ukrainian: сізі́фова пра́ця f (sizífova prácja), сізі́фова робо́та f (sizífova robóta)

See also

• uphill battle