deskilled
past simple and past participle ofdeskill
deskill
verb[T]
uk/ˌdiːˈskɪl/us/ˌdiːˈskɪl/toreducetheamountofskillthat someoneneedsto do aparticularjob:
Newtechnologyhas been used to deskill manyjobs.
Learning & knowing
- absorptive capacity
- acquire
- acquisition
- assimilate
- autodidact
- extension
- familiar
- journey
- non-academic
- non-library
- onboard
- onboarding
- outlearn
- shadow
- sit
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- unlearnable
- unteachable
- upskill
Examplesofdeskilled
deskilled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The simpler versions of the hysteresis idea explain this observation by suggesting that unemployed workers becomedeskilledand are thereby prevented from regaining employment.
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Becoming learners after having been expert practitioners has resulted in their feelingdeskilled.
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There is a general fear that the installation of gas may becomedeskilled.
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The methods of teaching are frequently prescribed and one of the results is that professionals feeldeskilled.
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They feel that the service will bedeskilled.
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During the period of enforced inactivity she is in effect beingdeskilled.
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Another disadvantage, according to the document, is that the cessation of this activity could mean that some providers may becomedeskilled.
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They believe that if a longer time is chosen as a minimum, a doctor might become totallydeskilled.
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Workers fear that new technology results in deskilling and that many traditional plants will be changed anddeskilledby technological change.
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Matters have improved, but we havedeskilledmassively.
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The agricultural labourer is effectively beingdeskilled.
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However, after 2 years of being away from their field and out of practice, they are deemed asdeskilled.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Deskilledlabour is cheap and above all easy to control due to the workers lack of direct engagement in the production process.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jones envisioned that future employment would bedeskilledand insecure, and because of this, the workplace would no longer be appropriate for organization.
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- unfollow
- unforced
- unforced errors
- unforeseeable
- unforeseeable consequence
- unforeseen
- unforeseen circumstance
- unforeseen consequence
- unforeseen contingency
- unforeseen emergency
- unforeseen event
- unforeseen problem
- unforgettable
- unforgettable experience
- unforgettable experience
- unforgettably
- unforgivable
- unforgivably
- unforgiving
- unforked
- unforthcoming
- unfortunate
- unfortunate accident
- unfortunate aspect
- unfortunate choice