noun
anxiety or stress-induced inability to go to work
A modern term describing a condition where a person cannot physically go to their workplace due to psychological distress, often associated with workplace stress or social anxiety. Not a formal medical diagnosis, but used in everyday and media contexts.
彼は出社拒否症で、会社に行けなくなった。
He developed an inability to go to work due to anxiety and couldn't go to the office.
出社拒否症の社員が増えている。
The number of employees suffering from work attendance anxiety is increasing.
Refers to the act of refusing to go to work or the state of not going, without the '-症' suffix that implies a condition or syndrome.
A broader clinical term for adjustment disorder, which can include work-related symptoms but is a formal diagnosis.
Clinical depression, which may cause inability to work but is a distinct medical condition with a wider range of symptoms.
Compound of 出社 (going to work) + 拒否 (refusal) + 症 (condition/syndrome). A relatively recent coinage reflecting modern workplace mental health discourse.