Meanings
nounSisyphean labour (plural Sisyphean labours)
plural Sisyphean labours · alternative Sisyphean labor
Translations
Danish sisyfosarbejde
- sisyfosarbejdearduous and fruitless labor
Polish syzyfowa praca, beczka Danaid
- syzyfowa pracaarduous and fruitless labor
- beczka Danaidarduous and fruitless labor
Russian сизи́фов труд
- сизи́фов труд (sizífov trud)arduous and fruitless labor
Swedish sisyfosarbete
- sisyfosarbetearduous and fruitless labor
Ukrainian сізі́фова пра́ця, сізі́фова робо́та
- сізі́фова пра́ця (sizífova prácja)arduous and fruitless labor
- сізі́фова робо́та (sizífova robóta)arduous and fruitless labor
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Sisyphean labour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sisyphean%20labour
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“Sisyphean labour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sisyphean%20labour. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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