Drudgery Meaning in English

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التعريف

Hard, boring, and repetitive work, especially tasks that are physically or mentally tiring and seem to have little reward.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and slightly old-fashioned. Used for work that is tiring and feels pointless. Common with words like 'daily', 'household', or 'office'. Not used for enjoyable or rewarding work.

• Spanish: trabajo pesado - trabajo monótono
• Portuguese (BR): trabalho árduo - labuta - trabalho maçante
• Portuguese (PT): trabalho árduo - labuta - trabalho maçador
• Chinese (Simplified): 苦差事 - 枯燥无味的工作
• Chinese (Traditional): 苦差事 - 枯燥無味的工作
• Hindi: कठिन और नीरस काम
• Arabic: عمل شاق - عمل روتيني ممل
• Bengali: ক্লান্তিকর কাজ - একঘেয়ে পরিশ্রম
• Russian: монотонная работа - рутина
• Japanese: 単調な作業 - 退屈な仕事
• Vietnamese: công việc nặng nhọc - công việc nhàm chán
• Korean: 고된 일 - 단조롭고 지루한 일
• Turkish: angarya - sıkıcı iş
• Urdu: مشقت بھرا کام - تھکادینے والا کام
• Indonesian: kerja membosankan - pekerjaan berat yang membosankan

جمل نموذجية

She was tired of the daily drudgery at her job.

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Washing dishes can feel like endless drudgery.

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He dreamed of escaping the drudgery of farm work.

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After hours of paperwork, the drudgery really got to me.

natural

Many people feel stuck in the same old drudgery every week.

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Let's find a way to make this less of a drudgery and more enjoyable.

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