C2nounwork
US/ˈdrʌdʒ.ər.i/
UK/ˈdrʌdʒ.ər.i/
hard, boring work that has to be done again and again
In context
Automation could free office workers from the drudgery of data entry.
For many women, housework is endless drudgery on top of a full-time job.
He left the factory because he could not face the daily drudgery any longer.
Words that go with drudgery
noun + preposition
- drudgery ofNobody misses the drudgery of washing clothes by hand.
adjective + noun
- daily drudgeryMusic helped her get through the daily drudgery.
- endless drudgeryFarm work used to mean endless drudgery from dawn to dusk.
- sheer drudgeryCopying the old records was sheer drudgery.
verb + noun
- escape the drudgeryMany people start a side business to escape the drudgery of office life.