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
)
(
British spelling
)
(
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