truancy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊənsi

Noun

truancy (plural truancies)

1. The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties – refers especially to school absentees.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:truancy

Related terms

• truant

Translations

the act of shirking from responsibilities and duties

• French: faire l'école buissonière (fr)
• Greek: σκασιαρχείο (el) (skasiarcheío) n (school)}}, φυγοπονία (el) (fygoponía) f

• Russian: прогул (ru) (progúl) m
• Swedish: skolk n (act of being absent from school)

See also

• absenteeism
• play hooky