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PROCRASTINATION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

Synonyms:

cunctation; procrastination; shillyshally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("procrastination" is a kind of...):

delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Derivation:

procrastinate (postpone doing what one should be doing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it

Synonyms:

dilatoriness; procrastination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("procrastination" is a kind of...):

deliberateness; deliberation; slowness; unhurriedness (a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry)

Derivation:

procrastinate (postpone or delay needlessly)

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