drudgery

noun/ˈdrʌdʒəri/

Frequency rank: #18,981 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

Hard, dull, and exhausting work that is repeated over and over.

Illustration for the English word “drudgery”

Example sentence

Factory workers often complain that their daily tasks feel like pure drudgery.

Synonyms & related words

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