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underemployed

/ˈʌndɚɪmplˈɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-em-ployed
IPA
/ˈʌndɚɪmplˈɔɪd/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English employed English underemployed From under- + employed.

Frequently Paired Words

unemployed malemployed

Rhymes With

avoid destroyed enjoyed employed lloyd deployed void annoyed unemployed boyd floyd freud

Questions

How do you pronounce underemployed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚɪmplˈɔɪd/.
What does underemployed mean?
Employed in a job that offers fewer work hours than desired.
Where does underemployed come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English employed English underemployed From under- + employed.

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