malinger

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/ UK /məˈlɪŋɡə/ See IPA manual

Freq #197348

Meanings

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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.

Verb forms

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Word family

Forms malingerer

Derived forms malingerermalingeringmalingerormalingery

Related forms malingering

Etymology

From French malingrer, from adjective malingre (“delicate, fragile”).

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