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noun
The intentional feigning of an illness or injury for personal gain or to avoid a responsibility, such as work, military service, or legal consequences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of malinger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: skulking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: evasion, escape, dodging
History
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