verb🔗ShareTo feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk."It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves."actionworkmindattitudecharacterhumanpersonnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk."The student tried to malinger by scratching his arm until it bled, hoping to avoid taking the difficult math test. "medicinebodymindactioncharacterhumanpersonjobconditionsufferingworklawsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading