ABSENCE
Scrabble letter values: A1B3S1E1N1C3E1 = 11
Definition
- noun the state of being absent.
- noun failure to be present.
- noun the time interval during which something or somebody is away.
- noun the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.. — synonyms: absence_seizure
Examples
- “he was surprised by the absence of any explanation”
- “he visited during my absence”
- “common in petit mal epilepsy”