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单词 malinger
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malingerv.

Brit. /məˈlɪŋɡə/, U.S. /məˈlɪŋɡər/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: malingerer n.
Etymology: Probably back-formation < malingerer n., perhaps under the influence of linger v. Compare colloquial French malingrer to be sickly (1837).
intransitive. To pretend or exaggerate illness in order to escape duty or work; to feign or produce physical or psychological symptoms to obtain financial compensation or other reward. (Originally used of soldiers and sailors.)
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the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > pretend illness
to maund Abraham1610
malinger1820
skulk1826
soldier1890
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > by pretending illness
skulk1781
malinger1820
the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > avoid > avoid duty, work, or exertion
feignc1300
lurk1551
slug1642
skulk1781
malinger1820
mike1838
shirk1853
slinker1880
scrimshank1882
pike1889
scow1901
spruce1916
to swing the lead1917
bludge1919
to dodge the column1919
skive1919
to screw off1943
to do a never1946
to fuck off1946
to dick off1948
1820 E. T. Luscombe Observ. Preserv. Health Soldiers 88 Formerly, it was ulcers of the legs, which were most usually produced by artificial means by soldiers..disposed to malinger.
1844 T. B. Macaulay Earl of Chatham in Ess. (ed. 3) Some were half inclined to suspect that he was, to use a military phrase, malingering.
1872 R. Browning Fifine lxxvi Be sick by stealth, Nor traffic with disease—malingering in health!
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 150 The question comes to be, whether the patient..is malingering.
1951 W. C. Williams Autobiogr. xv. 82 I wasn't sure whether he had a fracture of the skull or was malingering.
1989 G. Claxton Being Teacher (BNC) 49 People who had psychosomatic complaints were probably malingering (if male) and hysterical (if female), and the appropriate treatment was a stiff talking-to.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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