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11malinger — malingerer, n. /meuh ling geuhr/, v.i. to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one s duty, avoid work, etc. [1810 20; < F malingre sickly, ailing, equiv. to mal MAL + OF heingre haggard (perh. < Gmc)] * * * …
12malinger — To engage in malingering. * * * ma·lin·ger mə liŋ gər vi, gered; ger·ing g(ə )riŋ to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness so as to avoid duty or work …
13malinger — Synonyms and related words: abandon, cut, dodge, dog it, duck, duck duty, get out of, goldbrick, goof off, jump, leave, leave loose ends, leave undone, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, miss, not pull fair, omit, pass over, pass up,… …
14malinger — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. feign, shirk, slack, goldbrick, soldier (inf.). See avoidance, disease, falsehood …
15malinger — ma|lin|ger [məˈlıŋgə US ər] v [I usually in progressive] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: malingre sick , from Old French mal badly + haingre thin, weak ] to avoid work by pretending to be ill ▪ He accused Frank of malingering. >malingerer… …
16malinger — ma|lin|ger [ mə lıŋgər ] verb intransitive to pretend that you are sick in order to avoid work ╾ ma|lin|ger|er noun count …
17malinger — [[t]məlɪ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] malingers, malingering, malingered VERB: usu cont (disapproval) If someone is malingering, they pretend to be ill in order to avoid working. She was told by her doctor that she was malingering …
18malinger — ma·lin·ger || mÉ™ lɪŋgÉ™(r) n. one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another v. pretend illness to escape duty …
19malinger — germinal …
20malinger — [mə lɪŋgə] verb pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work. Derivatives malingerer noun Origin C19: back form. from malingerer, appar. from Fr. malingre, perh. formed as mal wrongly, improperly + haingre weak , prob. of Gmc origin …
