Associations to the word «Absenteeism»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABSENTEEISM, noun. The state of being absent, especially frequently or without good reason; the practice of an absentee. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
ABSENTEEISM, noun. The practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.
Dictionary definition
ABSENTEEISM, noun. Habitual absence from work.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.