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simple absence vs absence

absence vs simple absence

simple absence and absence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
simple absence Yes No No No
absence Yes No No No
As nouns, absence is a hypernym of simple absence; that is, absence is a word with a broader meaning than simple absence:
  • simple absence: an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes
  • absence: 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
Other hypernyms of simple absence include absence seizure.
simple absence (noun) absence (noun)
an absence seizure without other complications; followed by 3-per-sec brainwave spikes failure to be present
the state of being absent
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
the time interval during which something or somebody is away
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