malinger
Collocations
5ADJ.
latent
VERB + MALINGER
don't
MALINGER + NOUN
psychosis
PREP.
than
ADV.
rather
Definitions
verb
To 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.
And the afternoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully! / Smoothed by long fingers, / Asleep … tired … or it malingers, / Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves.
WiktionaryAnd the afternoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully! / Smoothed by long fingers, / Asleep … tired … or it malingers, / Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.
WiktionaryIt has been the impression of past investigators that persons who malinger psychosis have latent tendencies for the condition.
WiktionaryDon't malinger by making your sprain sound worse than it is.
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