disoccupato

Italian

Etymology

From dis- +‎ occupato; cognate with Piedmontese disocupà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.zok.kuˈpa.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: di‧soc‧cu‧pà‧to

• Audio:

  (file)

Adjective

disoccupato (feminine disoccupata, masculine plural disoccupati, feminine plural disoccupate)

1. unemployed, jobless, out of work

   Synonyms: inoccupato, senza lavoro

2. unoccupied, empty, vacant

   Synonyms: inoccupato, vuoto

Noun

disoccupato m (plural disoccupati, feminine disoccupata)

1. unemployed person, jobless person

   Synonyms: senza lavoro, inoccupato

   Antonym: occupato

Related terms

• disoccupazione

Participle

disoccupato (feminine disoccupata, masculine plural disoccupati, feminine plural disoccupate)

1. past participle of disoccupare

Further reading

• disoccupato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana