senioritis
Final-year slump
Senioritis is the decline in motivation and effort that afflicts students in their final year of high school or college.
Symptoms include skipping class, neglecting assignments, and coasting toward graduation: I've got a bad case of senioritis—I can barely make myself study anymore.
The condition is tongue-in-cheek but the phenomenon is real.
Absence of bias
- indifferenceLack of interest
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
nonchalance · complacency · slacking · coasting · checked out · going through motions · bare minimum · phoning it in
Completing academic requirements formally
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- collegeHigher education institution
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- adulthoodState of being grown
future · milestone · transition · freedom · excitement · impatience · restlessness · final stretch
Covering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- commencementAct of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
tassel · valedictorian · salutatorian · alumni · regalia · procession · honors · yearbook
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- sluggishnessState of slow movement
drowsiness · tired · drained · worn out · running on empty · over it · done · academic burnout
Unwillingness to exert oneself
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- delayEnforced waiting period
- last minuteJust before deadline
cramming · putting off · skipping class · blowing off · ditching
disinterest
Absence of bias
- indifferenceLack of interest
- unmotivatedLacking incentive or drive
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
detachment · nonchalance · complacency · slacking · coasting · checked out · going through motions · bare minimum · phoning it in
graduation
Completing academic requirements formally
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- collegeHigher education institution
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
adulthood · future · milestone · transition · freedom · excitement · impatience · restlessness · final stretch · prom
cap
Covering for top
- gownLong formal garment
- commencementAct of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
ceremony · tassel · valedictorian · salutatorian · alumni · regalia · procession · honors · yearbook · class of
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
sluggishness · drowsiness · tired · drained · worn out · running on empty · over it · done · academic burnout
laziness
Unwillingness to exert oneself
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- delayEnforced waiting period
last minute · cramming · putting off · skipping class · blowing off · ditching
- senior yeartwelfth graders, graduation ceremony, commencement, cap and gown, tassel
- campusdorm, dormitory, dormitories, dorms, quad
- truancytruancy, skipping class, skipping school, cutting class, cutting school
senioritisambition
Desire for achievement
enthusiasm · dedication · motivation · drive · diligence
- seniority rightsPrivileges from length of service
- seniority systemAdvancement by time served
- seniority rulesPrecedence by length of service
- seniority benefitsAdvantages from longer employment