deskill
To redesign so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the…To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
» Critics argued that the software would deskill experienced designers.
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2 senses(transitive)To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through the introduction of new technology.
The impact on workers is fairly obvious but I believe that managerial jobs have also been deskilled by the adoption of controlling systems and procedures.
(transitive)To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the skills that they have acquired.
Tragic, too, is the gradual deskilling of teachers, loss of excitement about the profession, and loss of gifted teachers to other pursuits.
Examples
15 sentencesCritics argued that the software would deskill experienced designers.
AI deskills students when it does the thinking for them.
Tom studies the deskilling of traditional crafts in the modern economy.
The factory's new system seemed designed to deskill the production line.
Automation sometimes deskills workers by removing complex decisions from their jobs.
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deskills, deskilling, deskilled, deskilledWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle