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truancy

noun · 2 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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  • 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