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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malingering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
ma-lin-ger-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The intentional feigning of an illness or injury for personal gain or to avoid a responsibility, such as work, military service, or legal consequences.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of malinger

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

malingerings (plural)

Synonyms

skulking

Questions

What does malingering mean?
The intentional feigning of an illness or injury for personal gain or to avoid a responsibility, such as work, military service, or legal consequences.

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