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dropout

noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The politicians of the world are mere political university dropouts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who has opted out of conventional society.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A damaged portion of a tape or disk, causing a brief omission of audio, video, or data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Momentary loss of an electronic signal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A technique for regularizing a neural network by discarding a random subset of its units.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

someone who quits school before graduation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quitter

9

noun

Meaning 9

someone who withdraws from a social group or environment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: individualist

History

Etymology

Deverbal from drop out.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: koulupudokas — one who leaves without completing
  • Finnish: keskeyttäjä — one who leaves without completing
  • Finnish: pudokas — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Abbrecher — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Abbrecherin — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Uni-Abbrecher — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Uni-Abbrecherin — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Schulabbrecher — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Schulabbrecherin — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Studienabbrecher — one who leaves without completing
  • German: Studienabbrecherin — one who leaves without completing
  • Hungarian: kimaradó — one who leaves without completing
  • Hungarian: lemorzsolódó — one who leaves without completing
  • Hungarian: kibukó — one who leaves without completing
  • Italian: emarginato — one who leaves without completing
  • Italian: escluso — one who leaves without completing
  • Italian: rinunciatario — one who leaves without completing
  • Italian: abbandono — one who leaves without completing
  • Italian: ripetente — one who leaves without completing
  • Japanese: 中退者 (chūtaisha) — one who leaves without completing
  • Māori: kaiwhakamakere — one who leaves without completing
  • Spanish: estudiante de carrera trunca — one who leaves without completing
  • Swedish: avhoppare — one who leaves without completing
  • Finnish: pudokas — someone who has opted out of conventional society
  • Finnish: syrjäytynyt — someone who has opted out of conventional society
  • German: Aussteiger — someone who has opted out of conventional society
  • German: Aussteigerin — someone who has opted out of conventional society
  • Japanese: 落ち零れ (ochikobore) — someone who has opted out of conventional society
  • Japanese: 負け組 (makegumi) — someone who has opted out of conventional society
  • Dutch: uitvaleinde — slot in a bicycle frame to hold the axle of a wheel
  • Dutch: pat — slot in a bicycle frame to hold the axle of a wheel
  • Dutch: pad — slot in a bicycle frame to hold the axle of a wheel