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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 


DISAGREEABLE TASK (noun)


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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