sisyphean

• Describe una tarea interminable y fútil, similar al mito de Sísifo, condenado a hacer rodar una roca cuesta arriba solo para que volviera a caer. También puede referirse a un esfuerzo sin progreso o resultado aparente.

Describes a task that is endless and futile, like the myth of Sisyphus who was condemned to roll a boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down.

1. C2formal

   Of or relating to Sisyphus, a figure from Greek mythology.

   sisífico, relativo a Sísifo

   • The Sisyphean myth is a powerful allegory for human struggle.
   • Sisyphean imagery appears in many works of modern literature.
   • The artist's work explores Sisyphean themes of endless labor.

2. Endlessly laborious and futileC2formal

   Describing a task that is both extremely difficult and ultimately pointless or impossible to complete.

   Sisífico

   • Trying to clean the house with three toddlers is a Sisyphean task.
   • His efforts to reform the corrupt system felt Sisyphean.
   • The team faced a Sisyphean challenge in trying to meet the unrealistic deadline.

   Sinónimosarduousbootlessceaselessendlessfruitlessfutilehopelessimpossibleineffectualinterminablelaboriousnugatorypointlessthanklessunavailingunendingunrewardinguselessvain

   Antónimosachievableattainableeasyeffortlessfruitfulmeaningfulproductivepurposefulsimple