absenteeism

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absenteeism

  • /æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/ UK
  • /ˌæb.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/ US

noun absenteeisms · absenteism

  1. countable, uncountable The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. The value of having in-house medical expertise is that staff with poor attendance records who have difficulty accessing NHS services can receive support from their employer, to help reduce absenteeism brought about by medical conditions.
  2. countable, uncountable The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

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noun state of being absent

Españolabsentismo, ausentismo
中文曠課 /旷课 kuàngkè
Françaisabsentéisme
Ελληνικάαπουσιασμός apousiasmós
Românăabsenteism
Русскийабсенти́зм absentízm
العربيةغِيَاب ḡiyāb

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@misc{absenteeism_2026,
  title = {absenteeism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/absenteeism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}