absenteeism

English

Etymology

absentee +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.sənˈtiˌɪz.m̩/

Noun

absenteeism (countable and uncountable, plural absenteeisms)

  1. The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.][1]
  2. The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

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References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 9
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