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malingerer
Contents 1. English 1.1 Definition 1.2	Etymology 1.3	Pronunciation 1.3.1 Translations

English
Definition Someone who pretends or exaggerating incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work). E.g. His boss suspected him of malingering because of his frequent absences from work.

Etymology The verb malinger comes from the French word malingre, meaning "sickly," and one who malingers feigns illness. In its earliest uses in the 19th century, malinger usually referred to a soldier or sailor pretending to be sick or insane to shirk duty. Later, psychologists began using malingering as a clinical term to describe the feigning of illness in avoidance of a duty or for personal gain. Today, malinger is used in just about any context in which someone fakes sickness or injury to get out of an undesirable task.

Received Pronunciation : /məˈlɪŋɡ(ə)rə/

Translations someone who feigns illness (симулянт)