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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19455 COCA: 20108

drudgery

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
drudgery /ˈdrʌʤəri/ noun
drudgery
/ˈdrʌʤəri/
noun
Learner's definition of DRUDGERY
[noncount]
: boring, difficult, or unpleasant work乏味的工作;难做的工作;沉闷的工作
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19455 COCA: 20108

drudgery

noun

drudg·​ery ˈdrəj-rē How to pronounce drudgery (audio)
ˈdrə-jə-rē
plural drudgeries
: dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
the drudgery of his job
Choose the Right Synonym for drudgery

work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind mean activity involving effort or exertion.

work may imply activity of body, of mind, of a machine, or of a natural force.

too tired to do any work

labor applies to physical or intellectual work involving great and often strenuous exertion.

farmers demanding fair compensation for their labor

travail is bookish for labor involving pain or suffering.

years of travail were lost when the house burned

toil implies prolonged and fatiguing labor.

his lot would be years of back-breaking toil

drudgery suggests dull and irksome labor.

an editorial job with a good deal of drudgery

grind implies labor exhausting to mind or body.

the grind of the assembly line

Example Sentences

He hated the drudgery of his job. in the “good old days” household servants led lives filled with much drudgery and little pleasure
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Word History

Etymology

see drudge entry 1

First Known Use

1550, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drudgery was in 1550
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 19455 COCA: 20108

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