procrastination
pronunciation
How to pronounce procrastination in British English:
UK [prəʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn]
How to pronounce procrastination in American English:
US [proʊˌkræstɪ'neɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
- slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
Word Origin
- procrastination (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French procrastination and directly from Latin procrastinationem (nominative procrastinatio) "a putting off from day to day," noun of action from past participle stem of procrastinare "put off till tomorrow, defer, delay," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + crastinus "belonging to tomorrow," from cras "tomorrow," of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. Perfectionism is one of the biggest reasons for procrastination .
- 2. Procrastination can put a complete stop to your life .
- 3. Getting over activities you hate means combating a special type of procrastination .
- 4. How do you overcome procrastination ?
- 5. Has procrastination become a habit ?