malingered

Verb

malinger (third-person singular simple present malingers, present participle malingering, simple past and past participle malingered)

1. (ambitransitive) 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.
2. (ambitransitive) To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.

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