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# How to pronounce "malemployed" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mælɛmplɒɪɛd/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ma·lem·ployed**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects.
  - *Example*: "Mal-employed college grads earn half of what their degree-appropriately employed peers do, a difference that adds up to tens of thousands of dollars per year, and millions over a lifetime."

### Example Sentences
- "Mal-employed college grads earn half of what their degree-appropriately employed peers do, a difference that adds up to tens of thousands of dollars per year, and millions over a lifetime."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "malemployed"

- **Syllables**: ma · lem · ployed
- **IPA**: `/mælɛmplɒɪɛd/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[malemploy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/malemploy)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “malemployed”?
“malemployed” is pronounced /mælɛmplɒɪɛd/ (ma · lem · ployed). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “malemployed”?
“malemployed” has 3 syllables: ma · lem · ployed.

### What does “malemployed” mean?
Employed in a job for which one is overqualified or overeducated, usually a job that does not pay as much as one wants or expects.


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