unemployment
/ʌnɪmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʌnɪmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/
ʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt
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ʌnɪm - ˈplɔɪmənt -> unemployment
Myanmar meaning
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unemployment / ʌnÇm'plↄÇmǝnt / n [U]
(က) အလုပ်လက်မဲ့ လူဦးရေ။ reduce unemployment (eg by creating new jobs) ❍ the rising level of unemployment ❍ the monthly unemployment figures.
(ခ) အလုပ်လက်မဲ့ဖြစ်ခြင်း။ throughout the period of your unemployment.
❏ unemployment benefit (US also unemployment compensation) n [U] အလုပ်လက်မဲ့ ထောက်ပံ့ကြေး။
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Synonyms
being without a job, joblessness, job loss, redundancy, idleness, bad times, bankruptcy, bear market, big trouble, bottom out, bottom-out, bust, chance, collapse, convenience, crash, crisis, cutback, dawdling, decline, deflation, depression, dilly-dallying, discharge, dislocation, dormancy, downturn, droning, drop, early retirement, ease, economic decline, failure, freedom, goof-off time, hard times, hibernation, holiday, idle hours, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inertness, inflation, inoperativeness, intermission, laze, laziness, lazing, leave of absence, leisure, lethargy, liberty, loafing, loitering, one's own sweet time, opportunity, otiosity, overproduction, own sweet time, panic, paralysis, pause, pottering, quiet, rainy days, range, recess, recession, recreation, relaxation, repose, requiescence, respite, rest, retirement, retrenchment, sabbatical, sag, scope, shakeout, shiftlessness, slide, sloth, slothfulness, slouch, slowness, sluggishness, slump, spare moments, spare time, stagflation, stagnation, stupor, time, time off, time on one's hands, time to burn, time to kill, time-wasting, torpidity, torpor, trifling, truancy, vacant hour, vacation, vegetating
Antonyms
action, activity, advance, ambition, bulge, busyness, calm, cheerfulness, continuation, convexity, difficulty, diligence, employment, encouragement, energy, happiness, hiring, hope, hopefulness, hustle, imprisonment, incarceration, increase, industry, inflation, labor, life, liveliness, occupation, protuberance, recovery, restraint, restriction, rise, success, surge, vigor, work
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