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sick-out

7.7

Many people are absent from work or school because they are sick, causing big problems

noun

: ausentismo

A severe flu season led to a sick-out at the local high school, forcing classes to be canceled.

Examples

After the virus spread quickly, the hospital experienced a sick-out among its nurses and doctors.
The company struggled to operate during the unexpected sick-out that affected most of its staff.
During the sick-out, many students missed classes.
The company's sick-out caused delays in production.
A severe flu season led to a sick-out at the local high school, forcing classes to be canceled.
The company struggled to operate during the unexpected sick-out that affected most of its staff.
After the virus spread quickly, the hospital experienced a significant sick-out among its nurses and doctors.

Synonyms

sickout

vssick-out

1 7.4

Many people do not go to work or school because they are sick

emphasizes a large absence that causes significant disruption

Antonyms

attendance

101 2.0

Being present at a meeting, class, or event

How Widespread

shutdown

136 4.1

sick-out

7.7

absenteeism

5 6.7

isolated

59 4.5

Surface Forms

sick-out singular

sick-outs plural

Morphology

sick-out = sick (transparent) = out + sick

The meaning 'many people out because they are sick' follows directly from 'sick' + 'out' without requiring specialized pragmatic knowledge. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word sick-out joins sick ('ill') and out and can mean many people are 'sick' and 'out' at the same time, causing big problems at work or school. So a sick-out is an event when a large group stays away because of illness and normal activity is badly affected.