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Definition: Absenteeism |
AbsenteeismNoun1. Habitual absence from work. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Chronic absence from work or other duty. (references) |
Law | The non-attendance of a worker who is expected to be at work. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: AbsenteeismSynonyms: Absence from work, Employee absenteeism. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Absence | Noun: absence; inexistence; nonresidence, absenteeism; nonattendance, alibi. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Absenteeism |
| Specialty definitions using "absenteeism": Cost of Illness ♦ force dispatcher ♦ LEAD HAND, INSPECTING AND TESTING ♦ manager, human resources, MANAGER, PERSONNEL ♦ NURSE, SUPERVISOR, EVENING-OR-NIGHT ♦ PSYCHOLOGIST, INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL ♦ SUPERVISOR, ANIMAL MAINTENANCE, SUPERVISOR, DRYING AND WINDING, SUPERVISOR, FORCE ADJUSTMENT. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | A humorous--and positive--approach to the problem of absenteeism is presented in this poster used by the production drive committee of the Chickasaw Ordnance Works, Millington, Tennessee. The poster was designed by an employee of the plant. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Potential benefits include reduced costs for worker's compensation, enhanced worker morale, reduced absenteeism, fewer accidents, and greater productivity. (references) | |
Although the common cold is usually mild, with symptoms lasting one to two weeks, it is a leading cause of doctor visits and of school and job absenteeism. (references) | ||
In addition, changes in academic performance, increased absenteeism or truancy, lost interest in sports or other favorite activities, and changes in eating or sleeping habits could be related to drug use. However, these signs may also indicate problems other than use of drugs. (references) | ||
Children | Bulgaria | Schools in most Romani neighborhoods suffer from chronic absenteeism and very low graduation rates. (references) |
Economic History | Costa Rica | Absenteeism and worker attrition are relatively low. (references) |
Nicaragua | Employee absenteeism in the zones reportedly is higher than in Asian countries for similar work. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mozambique | Bribe-taking, chronic absenteeism, unequal treatment, and deliberate delays and omissions in handling cases continued to be problems during the year. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Absenteeism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Absenteeism" is used about 163 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 163 | 24,498 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "absenteeism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | abstenim (abstention), të mosvajturit, shmangie nga votim. (various references) | |
Arabic | التسمم الأفسنتيني. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | често отсъствие от работа, живеене далеч от имота. (various references) | |
Chinese | 旷工. (various references) | |
Czech | absentérství. (various references) | |
Danish | absentisme, fraværsprocent, fraværsdage, fraværsdag (day off), fravær. (various references) | |
Dutch | absenteïsme. (various references) | |
Esperanto | forestanteco. (various references) | |
Finnish | poissaolo (absence, absentness, nonappearance, nonattendance, non-attendance). (various references) | |
French | absentéisme. (various references) | |
German | Arbeitsversäumnis. (various references) | |
Greek | κατά συνήθεια απουσία, συχνή έλλειψη, συχνή απουσία, απουσιασμός, αποχή κατ'επανάληψη. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | abstenim. (various references) | |
Hebrew | "ע"רות (absence, absentness, default, non attendance), פק"ות (absence). (various references) | |
Hungarian | rendszeres távolmaradás, lógás (cut, malingering, suspension), hiányzás. (various references) | |
Indonesian | pembolosan, ketidakhadiran (absence). (various references) | |
Italian | assenteismo. (various references) | |
Manx | assaaraght (absence). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | absenteeismay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | absentismo. (various references) | |
Romanian | absenteism. (various references) | |
Russian | невыход на работу, абсентеизм, прогул (truancy). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | izostajanje sa posla. (various references) | |
Spanish | absentismo. (various references) | |
Swedish | skolk (cut, hooky, truancy). (various references) | |
Turkish | malının olduğu ülkede bulunmama, işe gelmeme, devamsızlık (discontinuity, nonattendance). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | невихід на роботу, абсентеїзм, прогул (truancy). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự hay vắng mặt. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "absenteeism": absenteeisms. (additional references) | |
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"Absenteeism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: absenteism. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "absenteeism" (pronounced a'bsuntē"i'zum) |
| 5 | -ē" i' z u m | deism, theism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | absolutism, abolitionism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, astigmatism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, autism, baptism, barbarism, bilingualism, bolshevism, boosterism, botulism, mechanism, mercantilism, mesmerism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, nativism, naturalism, negativism, nepotism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, patriotism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, pietism, plagiarism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, positivism, pragmatism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, conservatism, consumerism, corporatism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, defeatism, despotism, determinism, diamagnetism, diastrophism, dimorphism, dogmatism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, ergotism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, favoritism, federalism, feminism, ferromagnetism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, helotism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, hypnotism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, Irredentism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, leftism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, magnetism, mannerism, masochism, materialism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, rheumatism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, sensationalism, separatism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, statism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, terrorism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, vigilantism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-e-i-m-n-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: absentees, amnesties, basements, easements, meatiness. | |
-3 letters: absentee, ambients, basement, basinets, bassinet, beamiest, beasties, betaines, easement, emetines, etamines, etesians, mantises, matinees, matiness, meetness, miseaten, seamiest, tameness, teniases. | |
-4 letters: absents, ambient, banties, basemen, basinet, batsmen, beanies, beastie, bemeans, bemists, benames, beseems, betaine, betimes, betises, easiest, emetine, emetins, enemies, entases, entasis, esteems, etamine, etamins, etesian, inmates. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-e-i-m-n-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: absenteeisms. | |
+2 letters: estimableness. | |
+3 letters: terminableness. | |
+4 letters: combativenesses, estimablenesses, immutablenesses, reestablishment. | |
+5 letters: absentmindedness, abstemiousnesses, compatiblenesses, determinableness, inimitablenesses, interminableness, reestablishments, terminablenesses. | |
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