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Drudgery

noun/ɪmˈɛsiːz/
Definition
hard monotonous routine work
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪmˈɛsiːz/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈʌdʒɹi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈʌdʒɹi/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɛsiːz/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
drudgeverbwork hard
grindverbwork hard
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Plackerei
harte, monotone Routinearbeit
🇫🇷French
corvée
travail de routine dur et monotone
🇪🇸Spanish
trabajo penoso
trabajo rutinario duro y monótono
🇮🇹Italian
fatica
lavoro di routine duro e monotono
🇳🇱Dutch
sleur
zwaar, eentonig routinewerk
🇵🇹Portuguese
trabalho penoso
trabalho duro e monótono de rotina
🇷🇺Russian
тяжелая работа
тяжелая монотонная рутинная работа
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कठिन परिश्रम
कठिन नीरस नियमित कार्य
🇧🇩Bengali
পরিশ্রম
হার্ড একঘেয়ে রুটিন কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
கஞ்சத்தனம்
கடினமான சலிப்பான வழக்கமான வேலை
🇮🇳Telugu
దూకుడు
కఠినమైన మార్పులేని సాధారణ పని
🇮🇳Marathi
कष्ट
कठोर नीरस नियमित काम
🇮🇳Gujarati
પરિશ્રમ
સખત એકવિધ નિયમિત કામ
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುಡ್ಡು
ಕಠಿಣ ಏಕತಾನತೆಯ ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದ ಕೆಲಸ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഡ്രഡ്ജറി
കഠിനമായ ഏകതാനമായ പതിവ് ജോലി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਔਕੜ
ਸਖ਼ਤ ਏਕਾਧਿਕਾਰ ਰੁਟੀਨ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
مشقت
سخت نیرس معمول کا کام
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
苦差事
艰苦单调的日常工作
🇯🇵Japanese
単調な仕事
大変な単調なルーチンワーク
🇰🇷Korean
천역
힘들고 단조로운 일상 업무
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự cực nhọc
công việc thường ngày đơn điệu vất vả
🇹🇭Thai
งานน่าเบื่อหน่าย
งานประจำที่น่าเบื่อหน่ายอย่างหนัก
🇮🇩Indonesian
pekerjaan yg membosankan
pekerjaan rutin yang berat dan monoton
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakapagod
mahirap monotonous routine trabaho
🇲🇾Malay
membosankan
kerja rutin yang membosankan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الكدح
العمل الروتيني الرتيب الصعب
🇮🇷Persian
سخت گیری
کار معمولی یکنواخت سخت
🇹🇷Turkish
angarya
zor monoton rutin iş
🇮🇱Hebrew
עֲבוֹדָה שְׁחוֹרָה
עבודה שגרתית מונוטונית קשה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'drudgery'?
The primary meaning of 'drudgery' is 'hard monotonous routine work'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'drudgery' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'drudgery' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'drudgery' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'drudgery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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