Sisyphean

== English == === Alternative forms === Sisyphusean, sisyphean, Sisyphian, Sysyphean Sisyphic, sisyphic, sisiphic === Etymology === From Sisyphus +‎ -ean, from Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos). Sisyphus was a Greek mythical figure who was doomed to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, only to have it roll back down again. === Pronunciation === enPR: sīs'əfēʹən, IPA(key): /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən/ === Adjective === Sisyphean (not comparable) Incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile. Synonyms: like herding cats, like painting the Forth Bridge Sisyphean task Sisyphean labors (Greek mythology) Relating to Sisyphus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====