malinger

(mə-lĭng'gər)
intr.v., -gered, -ger·ing, -gers.
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.

[From French malingre, sickly.]

malingerer ma·lin'ger·er n.

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[mǝܒliŋgǝr]

mǝˈliŋgǝr v. exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work.

malingerer n.

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In human terms, an individual who feigns illness. The word cannot really be applied to animals but is sometimes used as a name for an assortment of otherwise difficult to classify cases, e.g. cows which ‘sulk’ and will not rise even though they probably can, or animals that practice attention–attraction behavior, e.g. dogs feigning lameness.

n

The feigning of illness.

For a list of words related to malinger, see:

• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - malinger: (vb) pretend illness in order to avoid duties

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - spille syg, simulere

Nederlands (Dutch)
ziekte veinzen om vrijaf te krijgen

Français (French)
v. intr. - jouer les malades

Deutsch (German)
v. - simulieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - έχω αρρωστοφαγιά, παριστάνω τον άρρωστο

Italiano (Italian)
fingersi ammalato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fingir-se de doente (para fugir de obrigações)

Русский (Russian)
притворяться больным, клеветник

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - fingirse enfermo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - simulera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装病以逃避职责

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 裝病以逃避職責

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 꾀병을 부리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 仮病を使う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتمارض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התחלה (התראה כחולה)‬

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