malingering

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

The intentional feigning of an illness or injury for personal gain or to avoid a responsibility, such as work, military service, or legal consequences.

Verb

present participle and gerund of malinger

malinger

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

Lees verder

Concepten

simulatie

Synoniemen

simulation

skulking

malinger

make-believe

dissembling

pretence

sham

feigning

hypocrisy

Vertalingen

تمارض

Heuchelei

simulierend

Verstellung

afectación

fingimiento

simulacíon