malinger
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malinger¹
- /məˈlɪŋɡə/ UK
- /məˈlɪŋɡɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪŋɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From French malingrer, from adjective malingre (“delicate, fragile”).
verb malingers · malingering · malingered
- To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk. It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves.
- To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
Malinger²
proper noun Malingers
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
verb to feign illness
| Español | hacerse el enfermo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 꾀병을 부리다 kkoebyeong'eul burida |
| 日本語 | 仮病を使う kebyō o tsukau |
| 中文 | 裝病 /装病 zhuāngbìng |
| Português | fingir estar doente |
| Français | feindre la maladie, faire le malade, se faire porter pâle |
| Deutsch | simulieren |
| Русский | притворя́ться больны́м pritvorjátʹsja bolʹným, притвори́ться больны́м pritvorítʹsja bolʹným, прики́дываться больны́м prikídyvatʹsja bolʹným, прики́нуться больны́м prikínutʹsja bolʹným, симули́ровать simulírovatʹ |
| العربية | تَمَارَضَ tamāraḍa |
Talk about this word "malinger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malinger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malinger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malinger "malinger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malinger.Cite this
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title = {malinger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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