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- [muh-ling-ger]
- /məˈlɪŋ gər/
- /məˈlɪŋ.ɡər/
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- [muh-ling-ger]
- /məˈlɪŋ gər/
Definitions of malinger word
- verb without object malinger to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc. 1
- noun malinger Exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work. 1
- intransitive verb malinger pretend illness 1
- verb malinger If someone is malingering, they pretend to be ill in order to avoid working. 0
- verb malinger to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work 0
- intransitive verb malinger to pretend to be ill or otherwise incapacitated in order to escape duty or work; shirk 0
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Origin of malinger
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
1810-20; < French malingre sickly, ailing, equivalent to mal- mal- + Old French heingre haggard (perhaps < Gmc)
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Parts of speech for Malinger
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malinger popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
malinger usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for malinger
verb malinger
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- shirk — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- loaf — a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
Antonyms for malinger
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