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absenteeism

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

absenteeism noun: the state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.

Noun

absenteeism (countable and uncountable, plural absenteeisms)

  1. 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.2023 December 13, 'Industry Insider', “Delivering a robust timetable”, in RAIL, number 998, page 68
    • Chronic absenteeism, for example, continues to be a problem despite some improvements.2025 January 29, Jackie Valley, Jacob Turcotte, “‘The news is not good.’ Nation’s report card shows US students slipping further behind.”, in The Christian Science Monitor
  2. The practice of absenting oneself from the country or district where one's estate is situated.

absenteeism meaning in Hindi, Arabic and Indonesian

absenteeism in Hindi

अनुपस्थिति, अन्यत्रवासिता

absenteeism in Arabic

state of being absent
غِيَاب ḡiyāb

absenteeism in Indonesian

state of being absent
kealpaan

Forms of absenteeism

pluralabsenteeisms
alternative formabsenteism

Origin of absenteeism

From absentee + -ism.

Questions about absenteeism

What does absenteeism mean?
Absenteeism means the state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.
What is absenteeism in Hindi?
Absenteeism in Hindi is अनुपस्थिति, अन्यत्रवासिता. See Absenteeism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is absenteeism?
Absenteeism is a noun.
How do you pronounce absenteeism?
Absenteeism is pronounced /æb.sənˈtiːˌɪz.m̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of absenteeism?
The plural of absenteeism is absenteeisms.

Words near absenteeism in the dictionary

  1. absentee vote
  2. absentee voter
  3. absentee voters
  4. absentee votes
  5. absentee voting
  6. absenteeism
  7. absenteeisms
  8. absenteeist
  9. absenteeists
  10. absentees
  11. absenteeship

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Adapted from Wiktionary: absenteeism (page history and authors); absenteeism (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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