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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of a company reducing its workforce, either by a reduction in recruitment, or by redundancy. uncountable
2. 2
   The inability to detect changes in loudness when the intensity of a sound wave changes. uncountable

   "The right ear has a 40 dB hearing loss with decruitment."

Example

More examples

"The right ear has a 40 dB hearing loss with decruitment."

Etymology

From de- + recruitment.

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