How to pronounce "unemployment"

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We're also talking about the end of most intellectual work.

So what would apes like ourselves do in this circumstance?

Well, we'd be free to play Frisbee and give each other massages.

Add some LSD and some questionable wardrobe choices,

and the whole world could be like Burning Man.

(Laughter)

Now, that might sound pretty good,

but ask yourself what would happen

under our current economic and political order?

It seems likely that we would witness

a level of wealth inequality and unemployment

that we have never seen before.

Absent a willingness to immediately put this new wealth

to the service of all humanity,

a few trillionaires could grace the covers of our business magazines

while the rest of the world would be free to starve.

And what would the Russians or the Chinese do

if they heard that some company in Silicon Valley

was about to deploy a superintelligent AI?

This machine would be capable of waging war,

whether terrestrial or cyber,

Phonetic Breakdown of "unemployment"

Learn how to break down "unemployment" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

unem-ploy-ment

3 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

AH2 N IH0 M P L OY1 M AH0 N T

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Definition of "unemployment"

Pronunciation: /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

Noun

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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