malinger

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To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation

It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves.

To feign a disability for the purpose of continuing to collect benefits longer than actually necessary
avoid responsibilities and duties, e
{f} pretend illness to escape duty
= To feign a disability for the purpose of continuing to collect benefits longer than actually necessary
To feign a disability for the purpose of continuing to collect benefits longer than actually necessary (G)
\muh-LING-gur\, intransitive verb: To feign illness or inability in order to avoid duty or work
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. to avoid work by pretending to be ill (malingre , from mal + haingre )
by pretending to be ill
avoid responsibilities and duties, e g , by pretending to be ill
{i} one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another
To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability
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past of malinger
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someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
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{i} one who pretends illness to escape duty
malingerer
In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability
malingerer
A person who malingers
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present participle of malinger
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Feigning a disability in order to collect insurance benefits, especially following a recovery from a covered disability
malingering
The practice of feigning illness or inability to work in order to collect insurance benefits
malingering
A conscious simulation of an illness (with no organic pathology present) used to avoid an unpleasant situation or for personal gain
malingering
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering"
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evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering
malingering
{i} pretending to be ill in order to escape duty or work
malingering
faking or exaggerating symptoms to achieve a specific purpose
malingers
third-person singular of malinger
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