Definition of malinger Malinger
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We found 5 definitions of malinger from 5 different sources.
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What does malinger mean?
WordNet
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| malinger - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill | ||
| skulk | ||
| shrink from, goldbrick, shirk, fiddle avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- malinger (Verb)
To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- malinger (v. i.)
To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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malinger
To feign illness, or to protract disease in order to avoid duty.
Part of speech
🔤- malinger, verb, present, 1st person singular of malinger (infinitive).
- malinger, verb (infinitive).
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