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un·em·ployed

unemployed

 
pronunciation:
uhn ihm ploId
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part of speech: adjective
definition: If someone is unemployed, they don't have a job. They might have had a job before, but they don't have a job now.
After the factory closed, most of the workers became unemployed and had to look for other jobs.
antonyms:
employed, engaged
similar words:
dismissed, fired, idle, sacked
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