malinger

verb

ma·lin·ger mə-ˈliŋ-gər How to pronounce malinger (audio)

malingered; malingering mə-ˈliŋ-g(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce malinger (audio)

intransitive verb

: to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)

His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.

malingerer

mə-ˈliŋ-gər-ər How to pronounce malinger (audio)

noun

Did you know?

Do you know someone who always seems to develop an ailment when there's work to be done? Someone who merits an Academy Award for his or her superb simulation of symptoms? Then you know a malingerer. The verb malinger comes from the French word malingre, meaning "sickly," and one who malingers feigns illness. In its earliest uses in the early 19th century, malinger usually referred to a soldier or sailor pretending to be sick or insane to shirk duty. Later, psychologists began using malingering as a clinical term to describe the feigning of illness in avoidance of a duty or for personal gain. Today, malinger is used in just about any context in which someone fakes sickness or injury to get out of an undesirable task.

Example Sentences

His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.

Recent Examples on the Web But when workers take advantage of the manager’s kindly nature to malinger or disrupt operations, the entire business is threatened.

Bill Conerly, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 The decision against Robert Krebs came after a psychologist determined Krebs didn’t have a mental illness or cognitive impairment and was instead malingering to avoid prosecution for the robbery last year in Tucson.

Jacques Billeaud, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2019 On Monday, prosecutor Stuart Silberg said Ms. Ortega could have been malingering, or faking her psychiatric state.

Corinne Ramey, WSJ, 31 July 2017 The question is obviously especially consequential when deeming a person malingering means they could be put to death.

James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 5 May 2017

单词	malingerers
释义	malinger verb ma·lin·ger mə-ˈliŋ-gər malingered; malingering mə-ˈliŋ-g(ə-)riŋ intransitive verb : to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work. malingerer mə-ˈliŋ-gər-ər noun Did you know? Do you know someone who always seems to develop an ailment when there's work to be done? Someone who merits an Academy Award for his or her superb simulation of symptoms? Then you know a malingerer. The verb malinger comes from the French word malingre, meaning "sickly," and one who malingers feigns illness. In its earliest uses in the early 19th century, malinger usually referred to a soldier or sailor pretending to be sick or insane to shirk duty. Later, psychologists began using malingering as a clinical term to describe the feigning of illness in avoidance of a duty or for personal gain. Today, malinger is used in just about any context in which someone fakes sickness or injury to get out of an undesirable task. Example Sentences His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work. Recent Examples on the Web But when workers take advantage of the manager’s kindly nature to malinger or disrupt operations, the entire business is threatened. Bill Conerly, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022 The decision against Robert Krebs came after a psychologist determined Krebs didn’t have a mental illness or cognitive impairment and was instead malingering to avoid prosecution for the robbery last year in Tucson. Jacques Billeaud, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2019 On Monday, prosecutor Stuart Silberg said Ms. Ortega could have been malingering, or faking her psychiatric state. Corinne Ramey, WSJ, 31 July 2017 The question is obviously especially consequential when deeming a person malingering means they could be put to death. James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 5 May 2017 Word History Etymology French malingre sickly First Known Use 1820, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition malinger intransitive verb ma·lin·ger mə-ˈliŋ-gər malingered; malingering -g(ə-)riŋ : to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) malingerers noun plural of malingerer 1 as in shirkers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance shirkers slackers beggars dodgers derelicts mendicants panhandlers urchins waifs stiffs drifters ragamuffins hobos transients vagrants hoboes roamers vagabonds tramps bums gamines swagmen sundowners bindle stiffs bummers swaggies 2 as in hypochondriacs Synonyms & Similar Words hypochondriacs whiners complainers worriers grouches gripers worrywarts bellyachers crocks defeatists handwringers fussers valetudinarians pessimists valetudinaries
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