noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ʊənsi
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.
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
2
noun
Meaning 2
failure to attend (especially school)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hooky
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nonattendance
History
Etymology
From truant + -cy.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
işburaxma
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Azerbaijani:
dərsburaxma
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Bulgarian:
кръшкане
(krǎškane)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Catalan:
absentisme
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Chinese Mandarin:
逃學 /逃学
(táoxué)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Chinese Mandarin:
曠課 /旷课
(kuàngkè)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Czech:
záškoláctví
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Czech:
chození za školu
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Danish:
pjækken
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Danish:
fravær
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Dutch:
spijbelen
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Dutch:
schoolverzuim
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Finnish:
pinnaaminen
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Finnish:
lintsaaminen
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Finnish:
rokuli
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
French:
absentéisme
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schwänzen
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schwänzerei
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schulverweigerung
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schulschwänzen
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Absentismus
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schulvermeidung
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Bummelantentum
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Versäumen
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schulversäumnis
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
German:
Schulschwänzerei
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Greek:
σκασιαρχείο
(skasiarcheío)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Greek:
φυγοπονία
(fygoponía)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Hungarian:
lógás
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Hungarian:
iskolakerülés
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Italian:
assenteismo
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Japanese:
不登校
(futokō)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Japanese:
登校拒否
(tōkō kyohi)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Norwegian Bokmål:
skulking
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Polish:
wagarowanie
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Polish:
wagary
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Portuguese:
absentismo
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Portuguese:
falta
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Russian:
прогу́л
(progúl)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Spanish:
diábetes
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Swedish:
skolk
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Ukrainian:
прогу́л
(prohúl)
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties
Welsh:
triwantiaeth
— the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties