Malinger

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To feign illness; sham sickness in order to avoid duty; counterfeit disease.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
    • Verb Form
    malingered    malingering    malingers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shrink from    shirk    fiddle    goldbrick   
    Form
    malingered    malingering   
     
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