malinger

[ muh-ling-ger ]

/ məˈlɪŋ gər /

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verb (used without object)

to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.

Origin of malinger

First recorded in 1810–20; from French malingre “sickly, ailing,” equivalent to mal- “bad, ill” + Old French heingre “haggard” (perhaps from Germanic ); see mal-

OTHER WORDS FROM malinger

ma·lin·ger·er, noun

Words nearby malinger

Malik, Maliki, malimprinted, Malinda, malines, malinger, Malinke, Malinovsky, Malinowski, malinterdigitation, Malipiero

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Example sentences from the Web for malinger

"Sheep," who has been disposed to malinger, is the worst of the lot.
Adventures in Alaska|Samuel Hall Young
One, of course, can readily see with what facility an individual of the type under discussion could malinger mental symptoms.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry|Bernard Glueck
It was quick work; but Bowles had a college education—he had been only six hours a cowboy when he learned to malinger on the job.
Bat Wing Bowles|Dane Coolidge
No man ever essayed to malinger or to shirk a duty to which he had been allotted by the doctor.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney

British Dictionary definitions for malinger

malinger

/ (məˈlɪŋɡə) /

verb

(intr) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work

Derived forms of malinger

malingerer, noun

Word Origin for malinger

C19: from French malingre sickly, perhaps from mal badly + Old French haingre feeble

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Medical definitions for malinger

malinger

[ mə-lĭng′gər ]

v.

To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.

单词	malinger
释义	malinger [ muh-ling-ger ] / məˈlɪŋ gər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR malinger ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc. Origin of malinger First recorded in 1810–20; from French malingre “sickly, ailing,” equivalent to mal- “bad, ill” + Old French heingre “haggard” (perhaps from Germanic ); see mal- OTHER WORDS FROM malinger ma·lin·ger·er, noun Words nearby malinger Malik, Maliki, malimprinted, Malinda, malines, malinger, Malinke, Malinovsky, Malinowski, malinterdigitation, Malipiero Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malinger "Sheep," who has been disposed to malinger, is the worst of the lot. Adventures in Alaska\|Samuel Hall Young One, of course, can readily see with what facility an individual of the type under discussion could malinger mental symptoms. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry\|Bernard Glueck It was quick work; but Bowles had a college education—he had been only six hours a cowboy when he learned to malinger on the job. Bat Wing Bowles\|Dane Coolidge No man ever essayed to malinger or to shirk a duty to which he had been allotted by the doctor. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons\|Henry Charles Mahoney British Dictionary definitions for malinger malinger / (məˈlɪŋɡə) / verb (intr) to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work Derived forms of malinger malingerer, noun Word Origin for malinger C19: from French malingre sickly, perhaps from mal badly + Old French haingre feeble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to malinger dodge, shirk, fake, loaf, sham Medical definitions for malinger malinger [ mə-lĭng′gər ] v. To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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malinger

verb (used without object)

Origin of malinger

OTHER WORDS FROM malinger

Words nearby malinger

Example sentences from the Web for malinger

British Dictionary definitions for malinger

verb

Derived forms of malinger

Word Origin for malinger

Words related to malinger

Medical definitions for malinger

v.