"disemployment" meaning in English

See disemployment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: dis- + employment Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|employment}} dis- + employment Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} disemployment (uncountable)
  1. The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment (as sometimes distinguished from unemployment). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-disemployment-en-noun-sWM7VAnr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with dis-

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