"malemployed" meaning in English

See malemployed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mal- + employed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|employed}} mal- + employed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} malemployed (not comparable)
  1. Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: malemployment, unemployed, underemployed
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