Absence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being absent

failure to be present

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpʃiːɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈaɪsaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈaɪsaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpʃiːɾɪŋ/.

Examples

he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
he visited during my absence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

absence seizure

Antonyms

presence

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being absent “he was surprised by the absence of any explanation”
noun	failure to be present
noun	the time interval during which something or somebody is away “he visited during my absence”
noun	the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy

Word Forms

absent	adjective	not being in a specified place
absent	verb	go away or leave

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abwesenheit

der Zustand der Abwesenheit

🇪🇸Spanish

ausencia

el estado de ausencia

🇮🇹Italian

assenza

lo stato di assenza

🇳🇱Dutch

afwezigheid

de staat van afwezig zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

ausência

o estado de estar ausente

🇷🇺Russian

отсутствие

состояние отсутствия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुपस्थिति

अनुपस्थित होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপস্থিতি

অনুপস্থিত থাকার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

இல்லாமை

இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

లేకపోవడం

లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुपस्थिती

अनुपस्थित राहण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરહાજરી

ગેરહાજર હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿ

ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭാവം

ഇല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰੀ

ਗੈਰਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر موجودگی

غیر حاضر ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺席

缺席的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不在

不在の状態

🇰🇷Korean

결석

부재중인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vắng mặt

tình trạng vắng mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ขาด

สถานะของการไม่อยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketiadaan

keadaan tidak hadir

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan

ang estado ng pagiging absent

🇲🇾Malay

ketiadaan

keadaan tidak hadir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غياب

حالة الغياب

🇮🇷Persian

غیبت

حالت غیبت

🇹🇷Turkish

yokluk

yok olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶעְדֵר

מצב היעדר

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The primary meaning of 'absence' is 'the state of being absent'.

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