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- DictionarySisyphean/sɪsɪˈfiːən/
adjective
- 1. denoting or relating to a task that can never be completed: "the pursuit of perfection is a Sisyphean task"
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The meaning of SISYPHEAN is of, relating to, or suggestive of the labors of Sisyphus; specifically : requiring continual and often ineffective effort. How to use Sisyphean in a sentence. Did you know?
formal uk / ˌsɪs.ɪˈfiː.ən / us / ˌsɪs.ɪˈfiː.ən /. Add to word list. used to describe a task that can never be completed: Trying to completely eliminate doping from sport is a Sisyphean task.
Sisyphean. /ˈsɪsəˌfiən/ IPA guide. A Sisyphean task seems impossible to complete. You might look at the mountain of laundry on your bedroom floor and feel like washing it will be a Sisyphean job — especially since you know that you will have to wash it all again the following week.
Sisyphean definition: of or relating to Sisyphus. . See examples of SISYPHEAN used in a sentence.
used to describe a task that can never be completed: Trying to completely eliminate doping from sports is a Sisyphean task. Many Manhattan residents find themselves in a Sisyphean cycle of buying and renovating. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
adj. 1. Of or relating to Sisyphus. 2. Endlessly laborious or futile: "The jumble of wet pans and platters ... made him weary; to dry them seemed a task as Sisyphean as to repair the things wrong with his parents' house" (Jonathan Franzen). [From Latin Sisyphēius, from Greek Sisupheios, from Sisuphos, Sisyphus.]
2 meanings: 1. relating to Sisyphus 2. actually or seemingly endless and futile.... Click for more definitions.
