unemployed

/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/

Syllables un·em·ployed

Stress un-em-PLOYED

Phonics Breakdown

un

/ʌn/

short u

em

/ɪm/

schwa

ployed

/plɔɪd/

oy diphth

Meaning

without a job; not employed

Sound Reference

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un=/ʌn/(under) + em=/ɪm/(emotion) + ployed=/plɔɪd/(employed)

Example

He has been unemployed for six months.