malinger C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/ UK /məˈlɪŋɡə/ See IPA manual Freq #197348 Meanings 1 verb To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk. It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves. Thesaurus Word family Forms malingerer Derived forms malingerermalingeringmalingerormalingery Related forms malingering Etymology From French malingrer, from adjective malingre (“delicate, fragile”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # malinger **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /məˈlɪŋɡə/ **Frequency rank:** 197348 ## Meanings 1. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk. ## Examples - It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves. ## Derived Forms - malingerer - malingering - malingeror - malingery ## Related Forms - malingering ## Etymology From French malingrer, from adjective malingre (“delicate, fragile”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown