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malinger
(redirected from malingers)

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ma·lin·ger  (m-lnggr)
intr.v. ma·lin·gered, ma·lin·ger·ing, ma·lin·gers
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.

[From French malingre, sickly.]

ma·linger·er n.

malinger [mal-ling-ger]
Verb
to pretend to be ill, or exaggerate how ill one is, to avoid work [French malingre sickly]
malingerer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.malinger - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Translations

malinger [məˈlɪŋgəʳ] vifingirse enfermo

malinger
v malinger [məˈliŋgə]
to pretend to be unwell eg in order to avoid work He says he's ill, but I think he's just malingering.maak of hy siek isيَتَمارَضсимулирамsimulovatspille syg; være pjækkesygsich krank stellenκάνω τον άρρωστοfingirse enfermosimuleerimaخود را به ناخوشی زدنtekeytyä sairaaksitirer au flancלְהִתחָלוֹתबीमारी का बहाना करनाsimulirati bolestszimulálpura-pura sakitskrópasimulare (una malattia)仮病を使う꾀병을 부리다apsimesti sergančiam, simuliuotisimulēt slimībupura-pura sakitsimulerenspille syk, være skulkesyksymulowaćfingir-se doentea se preface bol­navсимулироватьsimulovaťsimuliratizabušavatisimuleraแกล้งป่วยhasta taklidi yapmak, yalandan kendini hasta göstermek裝病симулюватиبہانہ بازی کرناgiả vờ ốm để trốn việc
n maˈlingerer
persoon wat maak of hy siek isمُتَمارِضсимулантsimulant, -kapjækkerder Drückebergerψευτοάρρωστος, κοπανατζήςenfermo fingidosimulantتمارض گرtekosairastire-au-flancמִתחַלֶהकामचोर, मिथ्या रोगीsimulantlógós, szimulánsorang yang pura-puraskrópari(chi si malato)仮病使い꾀병을 부리는 사람simuliantassimulantsorang yang pura-pura sakitsimulanten som er skulkesyksymulantmandriãobolnav prefăcutсимулянтsimulant, -kasimulantkoji zabušavasimulantคนแกล้งป่วยhastalık taslayan裝病者симулянтبہانہ باز فراریngười giả vờ ốm để trốn việc

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