| malinger | (vi) แกล้งป่วย, Syn. shirk, cheat |
| malinger |
| malinger | (v) avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill, Syn. skulk |
| malingerer | (n) someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity, Syn. shammer, skulker |
| malingering | (n) evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated, Syn. skulking, Example: they developed a test to detect malingering |
| Malinger | v. i. |
| Malingerer | n. [ F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger. ] In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Malingery | n. The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering. [ 1913 Webster ] |