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ma·lin·ger
\məˈliŋgə(r)\ intransitive verb
(malingered ; malingered ; malingering \-g(ə)riŋ\ ; malingers)
Etymology: French malingre sickly, ailing, from (assumed) Old French malingre, from Old French mal badly + haingre thin, lean, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German hager thin, lean; akin to Avestan kasu- little — more at mal-
1. : to pretend to be ill or otherwise physically or mentally incapacitated so as to avoid duty or work
< a malingering soldier >
2. : to deliberately induce, protract, or exaggerate actual illness or other incapacity so as to avoid duty or work
Synonyms: see dodge |