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DISAGREEABLE TASK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disagreeable task mean?
• DISAGREEABLE TASK (noun)
The noun DISAGREEABLE TASK has 1 sense:
1. a chore that causes discomfort
Familiarity information: DISAGREEABLE TASK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chore that causes discomfort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
disagreeable chore; disagreeable task
Hypernyms ("disagreeable task" is a kind of...):
chore; job; task (a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disagreeable task"):
scut work; shitwork (trivial unrewarding tedious dirty and disagreeable chores)
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