absenteism

A1B3S1E1N1T1E1I1S1M3

A form of absenteeism — The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee.

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounabsenteism (countable and uncountable, plural absenteisms)

plural absenteisms

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of absenteeism.

Origin

From absentee + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

absenteism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absenteism

MLA

“absenteism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absenteism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absenteism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absenteism.

Source: absenteism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.