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Schinderei — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • drudgery noun Hard, boring, and unrewarding work.
  • grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
  • mistreatment noun Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object).

Senses

Schinderei is used for these senses in English:

  • drudgery Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.
  • grind A tedious and laborious task.
  • mistreatment Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object).

grind — full definition

  1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
  2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
  3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.

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