absenteeism

(ab′sən tēiz′əm)

noun

absence from work, school, etc., esp. when deliberate or habitual

See absenteeism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Habitual failure to appear, especially for work or other regular duty.
  2. The rate of occurrence of habitual absence from work or duty.

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