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."actionhumanattitudeworkjobconditionnegativetendencymoralsocietyChat 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 malingers, pretending to have a stomach ache every Monday morning to avoid taking the weekly math quiz. "medicinemindactionworkjobhumanpersonmilitaryconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
