malinger

Meanings

• To feign illness, injury, or disability with the intent to avoid work or other obligations.

  - "The employee was found to be malingering after being absent from work for several weeks with no legitimate medical reason."
  - "The soldier claimed to have a head injury and was unable to return to duty. However, further investigation revealed that the soldier was malingering and had no genuine injury."

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Pronunciation

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2. /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with malinger
maligner , malingerer , malingerly , malingerment

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. maligner, maligne, malignant, malignancy, maligning, malignment, maligner's, maligner's woe, maligner's malady, maligner's misery, maligner's affliction, maligner's calamity, maligner's catastrophe, maligner's chagrin, maligner's commiseration, maligner's condolence, maligner's consolation, maligner's pity, maligner's compassion, maligner's sympathy
   

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Variants

List of all variants of malinger that leads to same result
malinger , malingered , malingerer , malingerers , malingering , malingers

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'malingering' comes from the Latin word 'malinger', which means 'to act badly' or 'to feign illness'. The term was first used in English during the 18th century.

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