absence

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noun

1. the state of being absent (Freq. 25)
- he was surprised by the absence of any explanation
• Ant:
presence
• Derivationally related forms:
absent
• Hypernyms:
lack, deficiency, want
• Hyponyms:
nonoccurrence, awayness
2. failure to be present (Freq. 8)
• Ant:
presence
• Derivationally related forms:
absent
• Hypernyms:
nonattendance
• Hyponyms:
cut, default, absenteeism
3. the time interval during which something or somebody is away
- he visited during my absence
• Hypernyms:
time interval, interval
4. 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
• Syn:
absence seizure
• Hypernyms:
seizure, ictus, raptus
• Hyponyms:
complex absence, pure absence, simple absence, subclinical absence
• Part Holonyms:
petit mal epilepsy, petit mal, epilepsia minor