malingering
US /mə'lɪŋgərɪŋ/
・UK /mə'lɪŋgərɪŋ/
B2
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo pretend to be ill to avoid working, etc.
They developed a test to detect malingering
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5 Medical Specialties with the Most Burnout in 2024
- Homeless patients may fake a medical condition also known as malingering, such as so that they can have a guaranteed meal and a roof over their head for the night.
Homeless patients may fake a medical condition also known as malingering, such as so that they can have a guaranteed meal and a roof over their head for the night.
- Homeless patients may fake a medical condition, also known as malingering, so that they can have a guaranteed meal and a roof over their head for the night.
Homeless patients may fake a medical condition, also known as malingering, so that they can have a guaranteed meal and a roof over their head for the night.
Living Long-Term with Mental Illness
- We need people who can let us despair but also know how to encourage us to laugh, people who won't accuse us of malingering or making a meal out of nothing, who won't look wide-eyed and full of judgment as we detail what we've been up to and some of the wildest thoughts that coursed through us in the early hours.
We need people who can let us despair but also know how to encourage us to laugh, people who won't accuse us of malingering or making a meal out of nothing, who won't look wide-eyed and full of judgment as we detail what we've been up to and some of the wildest thoughts that coursed through us in the early hours.
- People who won't accuse us of malingering or making a meal out of nothing.
People who won't accuse us of malingering or making a meal out of nothing.