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Malinger
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Meaning
Verb
●
To
feign
illness
,
injury
, or
incapacitation
in order to
avoid
work,
obligation
, or
perilous
risk.
●
To self-inflict
real
injury
or
infection
(to
inflict
self-harm
) in order to
avoid
work,
obligation
, or
perilous
risk.
Name
●
A surname.
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Wiktionary
Origin
malinger
English
malingrer
French
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Medicate
Overtreat
Rhymes
Finger
Linger
Malinger
Fat Finger
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