disoccupation
Lack of occupation; The state of having nothing to occupy one's time; idlenessLack of occupation; The state of having nothing to occupy one's time; idleness.
» Morocco has a high percentage of disoccupation.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)Lack of occupation; The state of having nothing to occupy one's time; idleness.
(uncountable)Synonym of unemployment.
(uncountable)The removal of the occupants of a place.
(uncountable)The process of ending a military occupation.
(uncountable)The use of art to convert a space to one that reveals "emptiness", as opposed to one that is merely empty; the revelation of negative space by sculpture.
Examples
1 sentencesMorocco has a high percentage of disoccupation.
Origin
From dis- + occupation.From dis- + occupation.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable