absenteeism

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 19^th century.][1]
2. The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

Related terms

• absent
• absentee

Translations

state of being absent

Albanian: absenteizëm m Dutch: absenteïsme (nl) n, (arbeids)verzuim n, (school)verzuim n Finnish: poissaolo (fi) French: absentéisme (fr)

Greek: απουσιασμός (el) m (apousiasmós) Irish: neamhláithreacht f Maori: takētanga Romanian: absenteism (ro) n

See also

• presenteeism

References

1. “absenteeism” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860457-0, page 9.