drudgery
Noun
Meaning
The act of drudging; disagreeable and wearisome labor; ignoble or slavish toil.
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Arthur endured two long years of drudgery as a merchant in honor of his dead father, but his mother soon moved with his sister Adele to Weimar —then the centre of German literature —to pursue her writing career.
Be forewarned for the onslaught of groans and grumbles around the monotony of keeping accounts and the drudgery of economizing.
For over two years young Schubert endured such drudgery, dragging himself through it with resounding indifference.
It is important that we distinguish aluta or the aluta continuae those from we no go gree drudgery that is prevalent among pseudo-proletarian agitators.
It’s just part of an indoctrination that sees women lose their best hours to unpaid drudgery.
After some throat-clearing about the drudgery of indie-rap semi-fame, he does just that with a harrowing account of his tortured relationship with a beloved but often absent father.