- absence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation"
--1 is a kind of lack, deficiency, want
Antonyms: presence
--1 has particulars: nonoccurrence; awayness - absence - failure to be present
--2 is a kind of nonattendance
Antonyms: presence
--2 has particulars: cut; default; absenteeismDerived form: verb absent1 - absence - the time interval during which something or somebody is away; "he visited during my absence"
--3 is a kind of time interval, interval
- petit mal epilepsy, absence - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)
--4 is a kind of epilepsy
--4 has particulars:complex absence; pure absence, simple absence; subclinical absence - petit mal epilepsy, absence - epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)