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  • noun idiomatic A foolish, profitless, or hopeless undertaking.

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  • noun a futile or unprofitable endeavor

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hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. attempt
  2. effort
  3. endeavor
  4. endeavour
  5. try

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