truancy
pronunciation
How to pronounce truancy in British English:
UK [ˈtru:ənsi]
How to pronounce truancy in American English:
US [ˈtruənsɪ]
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- Noun:
- failure to attend (especially school)
Word Origin
- truancy (n.)
- 1754, from truant + -cy.
Example
- 1. The taxonomy of school refusal - from school phobia to truancy - is complicated , and it has changed over time .
- 2. We don 't allow that kind of truancy , so it 's not clear why we should put up with such poor teaching .
- 3. And there is overlap , the experts point out : a child who misses a great deal of school for reasons that look like truancy may become increasingly anxious - and embarrassed - about going back .
- 4. Since 1993 , a system of " league tables " -- comparative tables which ranks schools according to public examination results , truancy rates , destination of school levers , and so on -- is published and schools are ranked according to the success of their pupils in reaching national targets .