Absenteeism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Absenteeism \Ab`sen*tee"ism\, n.
     The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of
     absenting one's self from the country or district where one's
     estate is situated.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  absenteeism
       n : habitual absence from work