Sisyphean labour
Futile recurring effort
Sisyphean labour is work that is endless, futile, and ultimately pointless—like the punishment of Sisyphus in Greek mythology, condemned to roll a boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down, forever.
The phrase describes any task that must be repeated endlessly without lasting result: Cleaning up after toddlers is Sisyphean labour.
Also spelled Sisyphean labor.
- boulderLarge weathered stone
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- hopelessnessState without hope
frustration · stoicism · existential crisis · despair · lost cause · Albert Camus · perseverance · cleaning · determination · daily grind · data entry · Hades · eternal struggle · punishment · futility · dead end · brick wall · meaninglessness
Sisyphean labourmeaningful work
Labor with significance
life's work · vocation · calling · labour of love · mission
Sisyphean laboureasy win
Unchallenging victory
low-hanging fruit · cakewalk · child's play · piece of cake · walk in the park
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