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junioritis

junioritis noun: a tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.

Noun

junioritis (uncountable)

  1. (US, humorous, rare) A tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.
    • One of the main causes of junioritis is procrastination and burnout stemming from the idea of the daunting future.2022 April 20, Madeline West, “Junioritis- Yes it is a Real Thing”, in The Fairfield Mirror
    • Seniors are not the only ones who experience a drop in motivation once the second semester begins. As a junior, I contend that junioritis is a struggle as well and that it’s perhaps even more dangerous than senioritis.2023 August 2, Lauren Lentz, “Junioritis: A Lesser-Known Condition”, in The Uproar

Origin of junioritis

From junior + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.

Questions about junioritis

What does junioritis mean?
Junioritis means a tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.
What part of speech is junioritis?
Junioritis is a noun.

Words near junioritis in the dictionary

  1. juniorates
  2. juniored
  3. juniorest
  4. junioring
  5. juniorities
  6. junioritis
  7. juniority
  8. juniormost
  9. juniorness
  10. juniors
  11. juniorship

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