absenteeism

C2+ Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˌæbsənˈtiɪzəm/ UK /ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the habitual practice of being absent from work or duty

Rising absenteeism among staff alarmed the factory's managers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the habitual practice of... truancynonattendanceskivingmalingering

Opposites

attendance presence punctuality

Word family

Related forms absentee absent absence

Etymology

From absentee + -ism, from absent, from Latin absēns, absent- ('being away'), present participle of abesse ('to be away'), from ab- ('away') + esse ('to be').

absēns Latin esse Latin *h₁es- Proto-Indo-European

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Work & Careers Word Formation & Derivatives

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# absenteeism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌæbsənˈtiɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌæbsənˈtiːɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. the habitual practice of being absent from work or duty

## Examples
- Rising absenteeism among staff alarmed the factory's managers.

## Synonyms
- truancy
- nonattendance
- skiving
- malingering

## Antonyms
- attendance
- presence
- punctuality

## Related Forms
- absentee
- absent
- absence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: absēns
- Root: esse
- Root: *h₁es-

## Etymology
From absentee + -ism, from absent, from Latin absēns, absent- ('being away'), present participle of abesse ('to be away'), from ab- ('away') + esse ('to be').

## AI Etymology
Absenteeism is a noun meaning "the habitual practice of being absent from work or duty". Historically, it is from absentee + -ism, from absent, from Latin absēns, absent- ('being away'), present participle of abesse ('to be away'), from ab- ('away') + esse ('to be'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: absenteeism is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the habitual practice of being absent from work or duty", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin absēns, Latin esse, and Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-. Close English family members include absentee, absent, and absence.

## Topics
- Work & Careers
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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