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21malinger — v. n. (Mil.) Feign illness, sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham …
22malinger — verb (I) to avoid work by pretending to be ill malingerer noun (C) …
23malinger — verb he was put on report for malingering Syn: pretend to be ill, feign (an) illness, fake (an) illness; shirk; informal goof off …
24malinger — v shirk, slack, lie down on the job, procrastinate, loaf, Inf. boondoggle; fail, default, abandon, leave undone, neglect; Inf. goldbrick, Sl. goof off, Brit. skulk, soldier, slink, Sl. dog; call in sick, get out of, slip out of, slide out of,… …
25malinger — ma·lin·ger …
26malinger — ma•lin•ger [[t]məˈlɪŋ gər[/t]] v. i. to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk duty or work • Etymology: 1810–20; < F malingre sickly =mal mal + OF heingre haggard ma•lin′ger•er, n …
27malinger — /məˈlɪŋgə / (say muh lingguh) verb (i) to feign sickness or injury, especially in order to avoid duty, work, etc.: *I ve asked to go into the hospital, but they say I am malingering, and refuse to admit me. –oliné keese, 1859. {French malingre… …
28malinger — v.i. feign illness, especially to evade duty. ♦ malingerer, n …
29malinger — /malingar/ To feign sickness or any physical disablement or mental lapse or derangement, especially for the purpose of escaping the performance of a task, duty, or work, or for purpose of continuing to receive disability payments. Person who… …
30malinger — /malingar/ To feign sickness or any physical disablement or mental lapse or derangement, especially for the purpose of escaping the performance of a task, duty, or work, or for purpose of continuing to receive disability payments. Person who… …
