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Sisyphism

Sisyphism noun: infinite labor that produces nothing.

Noun

Sisyphism (uncountable)

  1. Infinite labor that produces nothing.

Origin of Sisyphism

From French Sisyphisme, coined by Frédéric Bastiat.

Questions about Sisyphism

What does Sisyphism mean?
Sisyphism means infinite labor that produces nothing.
What part of speech is Sisyphism?
Sisyphism is a noun.

Words near Sisyphism in the dictionary

  1. Sisyphean labors
  2. Sisyphean labour
  3. Sisyphean labours
  4. Sisyphian
  5. sisyphic
  6. Sisyphism
  7. Sisyphus
  8. Sisyphus cooling
  9. Sisyphus effect
  10. Sisyphus effects
  11. Sisyphusean

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