🤒malinger

verb
/məˈlɪŋɡər/

Meaning

to exaggerate or fake illness in order to escape duty or work

Example Sentences

He tried to malinger to avoid going to school.

Synonyms

shirk, dodge, feign, pretend, evade

Antonyms

work, labor, perform

Collocations

malinger illness, malinger at work, malinger symptoms

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