sisyphean

• Qualifie une tâche interminable et vaine, semblable au mythe de Sisyphe, condamné à rouler un rocher en haut d'une montagne pour le voir redescendre à chaque fois.

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.

   relatif à Sisyphe

   • 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.

   travail de Sisyphe

   • 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.

   Synonymesarduousbootlessceaselessendlessfruitlessfutilehopelessimpossibleineffectualinterminablelaboriousnugatorypointlessthanklessunavailingunendingunrewardinguselessvain

   Antonymesachievableattainableeasyeffortlessfruitfulmeaningfulproductivepurposefulsimple