Word family noun skill deskilling adjective skilful/skillful skilled ≠ unskilled verb deskill adverb skilfully/skillfully
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdeskillde‧skill /ˌdiːˈskɪl/ verb [transitive] BETIto remove or reduce the need for skill in a job, usually by changing to machinery —deskilling noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableFrom Longman Business Dictionarydeskillde‧skill /ˌdiːˈskɪl/ verb [transitive]HUMAN RESOURCES to remove or reduce the level of skill needed to do a job, usually by getting a machine to do some or all of the workAdvances in machine technology had deskilled numerous manual jobs. —deskilled adjectivethe largely deskilled labour force working in the restaurant and hotel industry→ See Verb table 