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unemployed

UK
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
US
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/

Translations

unemployednoun
unemployed
pl
UK
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
US
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
Used mainly with the definite article (“the unemployed”) as a plural collective noun; also occurs as an uncountable mass noun referring to the state or category of people without work.
Synonyms
unemployed persons
workless people
laid-off workers
out-of-work (people)
jobseekers
the jobless
unemployedadjective
UK
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
US
/ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/
He has been unemployed for six months.
Он был безработным шесть месяцев.
Synonyms
jobless
not employed
unoccupied
disengaged
idle
out of work
Antonyms
employed

Definitions

unemployednoun
People who do not have paid work, considered as a group.
The unemployed are calling for more government support.
unemployedadjective
Not having a paid job but available to work.
After the company downsized, many skilled workers found themselves unemployed.
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