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Sisyphean
[sis-uh-fee-uhn]
Sisyphean
/ ˌɪɪˈھːə /
adjective
relating to Sisyphus
actually or seemingly endless and futile
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Sisyphean1
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Example Sentences
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It’s impossible to determine how many people are engaged in this Sisyphean chase.
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Alas, Autumn’s struggle to leave town becomes Sisyphean.
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Keeping track of those with criminal records and reputations for underhanded ethics whom Trump is appointing is a Sisyphean task.
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Each of the 911 calls was the start of a Sisyphean routine.
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Baas’s “Sweeper’s Clock,” is perfectly functional — could I view it on an Apple Watch? — but it also works as a meditation on the Sisyphean, 24/7 task of dealing with the trash we generate.
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When To Use
does Sisyphean mean?
Sisyphean describes a task as seemingly endless and futile—you keep doing it but it never gets done.The word comes from the name of Sisyphus, a character in Greek mythology who was punished by being forced to continuously roll a boulder up a steep hill. Every time he was just about to get it to the top, the boulder would roll back down, and he’d have to start all over again.Because it’s based on a name, Sisyphean is often capitalized, but not always. It is especially used in the phrase Sisyphean task.Example: With a family of six, laundry is a Sisyphean task—it seems there is always another load to wash.
Sisyphean describes a task as seemingly endless and futile—you keep doing it but it never gets done.The word comes from the name of Sisyphus, a character in Greek mythology who was punished by being forced to continuously roll a boulder up a steep hill. Every time he was just about to get it to the top, the boulder would roll back down, and he’d have to start all over again.Because it’s based on a name, Sisyphean is often capitalized, but not always. It is especially used in the phrase Sisyphean task.Example: With a family of six, laundry is a Sisyphean task—it seems there is always another load to wash.
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