drudgery

n., pl., -ies.
Tedious, menial, or unpleasant work. See synonyms at work.

noun

Physical exertion that is usually difficult and exhausting: labor, moil, toil, travail, work. Informal sweat. Chiefly British fag. Idioms: sweat of one's brow. See work/play.

n

Definition: hard, tedious work
Antonyms: relaxation, snap

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IN BRIEF: Hard, boring work.

If you're convinced cooking is drudgery, you're never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen. — James Beard (1903-1985), U.S. cooking teacher and writer, ran influential cooking school, 24 cookbooks.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: hard monotonous routine work
  Synonyms: plodding, grind, donkeywork

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