Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

job fright

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: job fright
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of losing a job.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As a result everything was done that men in an acute stage of "job fright" could do to discredit the new system."
"Once seated, let the employer begin the interview. Turn back to the first of this chapter and read again about "job fright.""
"The employees of both groups thought that the problems of job adjustment consisted of the following elements, in order of importance: job fright, customer contact, and the lack of adequate store and school training."

Etymology

From job + fright, modelled after stage fright, speech fright, camera fright, etc.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does job fright mean?: The fear of losing a job.
Where does job fright come from?: From job + fright, modelled after stage fright, speech fright, camera fright, etc.

How to pronounce job fright

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “job fright”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “job fright”.
Repeat and practice — Say “job fright” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.