school refusal

English

Noun

school refusal (countable and uncountable, plural school refusals)

1. The refusal of children or teens to go to school because of some sort of emotional distress. This can be caused by separation or social anxiety disorders, depression, or a phobia.

Synonyms

• school phobia

Translations

refusal to go to school

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 學校恐懼症／学校恐惧症, 学校恐惧症 (xuéxiào kǒngjùzhèng), 校園恐懼症／校园恐惧症, 校园恐惧症 (xiàoyuán kǒngjùzhèng), 拒學症／拒学症, 拒学症 (jùxuézhèng), 懼學症／惧学症, 惧学症 (jùxuézhèng)

• Finnish: koulunkäyntihaluttomuus
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Hungarian: iskolába járás megtagadása
• Turkish: okul reddi