De afwezigheid
Example: De afwezigheid van de manager duurde de hele dag.
Definition
"De afwezigheid" refers to the state or condition of being absent, especially in a workplace or organizational context, indicating that someone is not present for a period of time, such as an employee missing work during the day.
Etymology
"De afwezigheid" comes from the Dutch words 'af' meaning 'off' or 'away' and 'wezigheid' meaning 'presence.' Together, they form a word meaning 'absence.' Did you know it literally translates to 'away-presence,' highlighting the concept of not being present where expected?
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"De afwezigheid" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - HR - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 182 commonly used words.
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