discharged

4.1

No longer working for a company because they lost their job

adjective
/dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/

: despedido

He was discharged last month and has been looking for work ever since.

And so how could we know whether these were wrongfully discharged cases and maybe see, oh, and we treat all victims well.

Examples

She was discharged from her position last week.
Several discharged workers filed complaints about the lack of severance pay.
After the company restructured, half the staff were discharged without warning.
After the layoffs, many employees were discharged.
He was discharged last month and has been looking for work ever since.
She was discharged from her position last week.
After the company restructured, half the staff were discharged without warning.

Synonyms

laid-off

vsdischarged

68 4.0

Without a job because the company reduced staff or closed

is used for job removal without specifying cause

pink-slipped

vsdischarged

Informal

1 8.1

No longer working at a job because the company laid you off

is the general term for job removal not limited to business causes

dismissed

vsdischarged

3.2

A person who no longer has their job because they were fired

is the same meaning but uses a different word

fired

vsdischarged

2.2

A person who no longer has their job because their boss told them to leave

is a general removal from a job regardless of reason

terminated

vsdischarged

4.4

Ended so it does not continue

is used specifically for losing employment or position

Antonyms

employed

1.0

Having a paid job

How Released

expulsion

39 6.1

to release

∞ 1.8

discharged

4.1

unexpelled

1 8.4

retained

3.8

contained

4.1

Surface Forms

discharged positive

Morphology

discharged = discharge (semi-transparent) = dis + charge + ed

The adjective is a straightforward past-participial form meaning 'having been discharged'.

Etymology

Discharged comes from the old parts dis- 'away' and charge 'load' or 'duty', the same charge you see in 'in charge'. So, to be discharged is to have your job or duty 'taken away', which is why it means to be 'dismissed' or no longer employed.