Definition of Deskilled

1. Verb. (past of deskill) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deskilled

1. deskill [v] - See also: deskill

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deskilled

desk jockeys
desk officer
desk phone
desk pilot
desk pilots
desk sergeant
deskbound
desked
deskew
deskewed
deskewing
deskews
deskfast
deskfasts
deskill
deskilled (current term)
deskilling
deskills
desking
desklamp
desklamps
deskman
deskmate
deskmates
deskmen
desks
deskside
desksides
desktop
desktop-picture

Literary usage of Deskilled

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Global Employment: An International Investigation Into the Future of Work by Mihály Simai, Valentine M. Moghadam, Arvo Kuddo (1995)
"Initially, the introduction of factory automation and other labour- saving devices expanded women's opportunities as certain tasks were deskilled and became ..."

2. Global Challenge and Local Response: Initiatives for Economic Regeneration by Walter B. Stöhr (1990)
"In this way it was possible - thanks to the mechanic's broad professionalism - to avoid creating electronics specialists who would have deskilled and ..."

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