malinger

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de feindre d'être malade ou blessé afin d'éviter le travail ou des obligations.

A verb used to indicate the act of pretending to be sick or injured in order to avoid work or duty.

1. pretend illness to avoid workC1formal

   To pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid work, duty, or responsibility.

   faire semblant d'être malade

   • The soldier was accused of malingering to avoid deployment.
   • He often malingers by calling in sick on Mondays.
   • The doctor could tell she was malingering and not actually ill.
   • Malingering is considered a serious offense in the military.

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