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unemployment

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "unemployment" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
12 characters
English (US)
4syllables

unemployment

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

unemployment is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, unemployment is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofunemployment

1noun
  • The state of having no job; joblessness.

    Example: "Unemployment made Jack depressed."

  • The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

    Example: "Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime."

  • The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.

    Example: "Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April."

  • A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

    Example: "All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work."

  • An instance or period of joblessness.

    Example: "Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numberous unemployments, and drug use."

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