Sisyphismn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪsᵻfɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈsɪsəˌfɪz(ə)m/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element, modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Sīsyphus , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Sīsyphus (see Sisyphean adj.) + -ism suffix, after French sisyphisme (1846 in the passage translated in quot. 1846¹). Compare Sisyphist n.

Endless, laborious, and ineffective labour like that of Sisyphus (see Sisyphean adj.), esp. as a characteristic of industrial conditions; (also) the view that industrial labour is of this nature.In quot. 1856: torturous punishment.Often used in connection with the writings of the French economist Frédéric Bastiat (1801–50).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > other methods or systems

Sisyphism1846

concentration1848

sweating system1851

mutualization1904

functionalization1912

spread-over1919

taipanism1921

Taylorism1928

Taylorization1929

unitization1929

stretch-out1933

speed-up1935

Stakhanovism1936

corporatization1949

suboptimization1950

quality management1953

matrix management1959

customization1967

divisionalization1967

knowledge management1971

just-in-time1977

kanban system1977

intrapreneurialism1982

kaizen1985

hot-desking1991

hotelling1991

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] > work ethic > anti-work ethic

Sisyphism1846

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking

wild-goose race1594

wild goose chase1597

fool's erranda1629

job1680

water haul1823

rainbow chase1840

Sisyphism1846

blind alley1854

fool's gold1870

mug's game1900

Saltash luck1914

dead end1922

boondoggle1947

1846 G. R. Porter tr. F. Bastiat in F. Bastiat Pop. Fallacies Gen. Interests 24 (note) We beg the reader to excuse us if we designate this system hereafter under the name of Sisyphism [Fr. Sisyphisme].

1846 G. R. Porter tr. F. Bastiat in F. Bastiat Pop. Fallacies Gen. Interests 26 Industry in practice never admits of Sisyphism [Fr. Sisyphisme].

1856 C. Reade It is never too Late I. 231 The ancients imagined tortures particularly trying to nature, that of Sisyphus to wit... We have made Sisyphism vulgar.

1884 J. Rae Contemp. Socialism 406 These gloomy views have in France received the name of Sisyphism.

1909 P. J. Stirling tr. F. Bastiat Fallacies of Protection iii. 24 It is pure sisyphism, such as we have defined it—labour infinite, product nil.

2010 G. Dibbins Lazy Idle Schemers v. 133 Sisyphism cannot be overcome and a just society created until idleness, in its positive manifestation of leisure, is redistributed equally for all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sisyphism
释义	Sisyphismn. Brit. /ˈsɪsᵻfɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈsɪsəˌfɪz(ə)m/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element, modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: proper name Sīsyphus , -ism suffix. Etymology: < the name of Sīsyphus (see Sisyphean adj.) + -ism suffix, after French sisyphisme (1846 in the passage translated in quot. 1846¹). Compare Sisyphist n. Endless, laborious, and ineffective labour like that of Sisyphus (see Sisyphean adj.), esp. as a characteristic of industrial conditions; (also) the view that industrial labour is of this nature.In quot. 1856: torturous punishment.Often used in connection with the writings of the French economist Frédéric Bastiat (1801–50). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > business affairs > management methods or systems > [noun] > other methods or systems Sisyphism1846 concentration1848 sweating system1851 mutualization1904 functionalization1912 spread-over1919 taipanism1921 Taylorism1928 Taylorization1929 unitization1929 stretch-out1933 speed-up1935 Stakhanovism1936 corporatization1949 suboptimization1950 quality management1953 matrix management1959 customization1967 divisionalization1967 knowledge management1971 just-in-time1977 kanban system1977 intrapreneurialism1982 kaizen1985 hot-desking1991 hotelling1991 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > [noun] > work ethic > anti-work ethic Sisyphism1846 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > a profitless undertaking wild-goose race1594 wild goose chase1597 fool's erranda1629 job1680 water haul1823 rainbow chase1840 Sisyphism1846 blind alley1854 fool's gold1870 mug's game1900 Saltash luck1914 dead end1922 boondoggle1947 1846 G. R. Porter tr. F. Bastiat in F. Bastiat Pop. Fallacies Gen. Interests 24 (note) We beg the reader to excuse us if we designate this system hereafter under the name of Sisyphism [Fr. Sisyphisme]. 1846 G. R. Porter tr. F. Bastiat in F. Bastiat Pop. Fallacies Gen. Interests 26 Industry in practice never admits of Sisyphism [Fr. Sisyphisme]. 1856 C. Reade It is never too Late I. 231 The ancients imagined tortures particularly trying to nature, that of Sisyphus to wit... We have made Sisyphism vulgar. 1884 J. Rae Contemp. Socialism 406 These gloomy views have in France received the name of Sisyphism. 1909 P. J. Stirling tr. F. Bastiat Fallacies of Protection iii. 24 It is pure sisyphism, such as we have defined it—labour infinite, product nil. 2010 G. Dibbins Lazy Idle Schemers v. 133 Sisyphism cannot be overcome and a just society created until idleness, in its positive manifestation of leisure, is redistributed equally for all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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