Definitions for truancyˈtru ən si
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tru•an•cyˈtru ən si(n.)(pl.)-cies.
the act or state of being truant.
an instance of being truant.
Origin of truancy:
1775–85
Princeton's WordNet
truancy, hooky(noun)
failure to attend (especially school)
Wiktionary
truancy(Noun)
The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties refers especially to school absentees.
Webster Dictionary
Truancy(noun)
the act of playing truant, or the state of being truant; as, addicted to truancy
Translations for truancy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
truancy(noun)
someone who stays away from school etc without permission
The truants were caught and sent back to school.; Truancy is a great problem in some schools.
- stokkies draaiAfrikaans
- تَغَيُّب عن المَدْرَسَهArabic
- бягане от училищеBulgarian
- malandragem / vagabundagem / vadiagemPortuguese (BR)
- chození za školuCzech
- die SchwänzereiGerman
- pjækkeriDanish
- σκασιαρχείο, κοπάναGreek
- novillos, ausencia no justificada de un escolarSpanish
- popitegemineEstonian
- مدرسه گریزیFarsi
- koulupinnausFinnish
- absence non autorisée (d'un écolier)French
- בְּרִיחָה מִבֵּית הַסֵפֶרHebrew
- अकारण गैरहाजिर रहनाHindi
- izostajanje s nastave, markiranjeCroatian
- iskolakerülés, lógásHungarian
- pembolosanIndonesian
- skrópIcelandic
- (il marinare la scuola)Italian
- 無断欠席Japanese
- 무단결석Korean
- pamokų praleidinėjimas, neatėjimas (į pamokas, tarnybą), pravaikštaLithuanian
- (skolas) kavējums, bēguļošanaLatvian
- perbuatan ponteng sekolahMalay
- het spijbelenDutch
- skulk(ing)Norwegian
- wagarowaniePolish
- مدرسه گریزیPersian
- د مدرسی نه تښتیدلPashto
- gazetaPortuguese
- absenţă nemotivatăRomanian
- прогулRussian
- záškoláctvoSlovak
- špricanjeSlovenian
- bežanje sa časovaSerbian
- skolkSwedish
- การหนีโรงเรียนThai
- okuldan kaçmaTurkish
- 曠課，逃學Chinese (Trad.)
- нехтування школою; прогулUkrainian
- بھگوڑاپنUrdu
- sự trốn họcVietnamese
- 旷课，逃学Chinese (Simp.)
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