3syllables
malingered
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Definitions ofmalingered
1verb
- To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
Example: "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.
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