English Explanatory Dictionary

truancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

truancy truancies

Etymology

From truant + -cy.

Synonyms

beaking bunking bobbing cutting class dipping ditching dogging going on the hop going on the lang going on the mitch jigging kidding mitching pawning pipping playing hooky poning sculling self-motivated field trip skipping skiving skidgin sluffing truancy truantness tula wagging

Related words

absenteeism play hooky shirk

Derived words

antitruancy
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