Malinger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɐlˈɪŋɡɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mɐlˈɪŋɡə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɐlˈɪŋɡə/

3 syllables Say it as /mɐlˈɪŋɡɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skulk

Word Forms

malingerer	noun	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
malingering	noun	evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
skulker	noun	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity
skulking	noun	evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

simulieren

Vermeiden Sie Verantwortung und Pflichten, z. B. indem Sie so tun, als wären Sie krank

🇫🇷French

simuler la maladie

éviter les responsabilités et les devoirs, par exemple en faisant semblant d'être malade

🇪🇸Spanish

hacerse el enfermo

evitar responsabilidades y deberes, por ejemplo, fingiendo estar enfermo

🇳🇱Dutch

simuleren

verantwoordelijkheden en plichten vermijden, bijvoorbeeld door te doen alsof u ziek bent

🇵🇹Portuguese

fingir

evitar responsabilidades e deveres, por exemplo, fingindo estar doente

🇷🇺Russian

симулянт

избегать ответственности и обязанностей, например, притворяясь больным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोग का बहाना करना

जिम्मेदारियों और कर्तव्यों से बचें, उदाहरण के लिए, बीमार होने का बहाना करके

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যালিংগার

দায়িত্ব এবং কর্তব্য এড়িয়ে চলুন, যেমন, অসুস্থ হওয়ার ভান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாலிங்கர்

பொறுப்புகள் மற்றும் கடமைகளைத் தவிர்க்கவும், எ.கா., நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டிருப்பது போல் நடிப்பதன் மூலம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దుర్మార్గుడు

బాధ్యతలు మరియు విధులను నివారించండి, ఉదా., అనారోగ్యంగా నటించడం ద్వారా

🇮🇳Marathi

मलिंगर

जबाबदाऱ्या आणि कर्तव्ये टाळा, उदा., आजारी असल्याचे भासवून

🇮🇳Gujarati

મલિનર

જવાબદારીઓ અને ફરજો ટાળો, દા.ત., બીમાર હોવાનો ડોળ કરીને

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಲಿಂಗರ್

ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿ, ಉದಾ., ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯ ಎಂದು ನಟಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലിംഗർ

ഉത്തരവാദിത്തങ്ങളും ചുമതലകളും ഒഴിവാക്കുക, ഉദാ., രോഗിയാണെന്ന് നടിച്ച്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਲਿੰਗਰ

ਜ਼ਿੰਮੇਵਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਤੱਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੋ, ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਬਿਮਾਰ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ ਕਰਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ملنگر

ذمہ داریوں اور فرائض سے بچیں، جیسے کہ بیمار ہونے کا بہانہ کرکے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

装病

逃避责任和义务，例如假装生病

🇯🇵Japanese

詐欺師

病気のふりをするなどして、責任や義務を回避する

🇰🇷Korean

나쁜 짓을 하는 사람

아픈 척하는 등 책임과 의무를 회피합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người nói xấu

trốn tránh trách nhiệm và nghĩa vụ, ví dụ, bằng cách giả vờ bị ốm

🇹🇭Thai

บิดพลิ้ว

หลีกเลี่ยงความรับผิดชอบและหน้าที่ เช่น แกล้งทำเป็นป่วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yang berpura-pura sakit

menghindari tanggung jawab dan tugas, misalnya dengan berpura-pura sakit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمارض

تجنب المسؤوليات والواجبات، على سبيل المثال، من خلال التظاهر بالمرض

🇮🇷Persian

مالینگر

از مسئولیت ها و وظایف خودداری کنید، به عنوان مثال، با تظاهر به بیماری

🇹🇷Turkish

numara yapmak

Sorumluluklardan ve görevlerden kaçınmak, örneğin hasta gibi davranarak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְחַלוֹת

להימנע מאחריות וחובות, למשל, על ידי העמדת פנים של חולה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'malinger'?

The primary meaning of 'malinger' is 'avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill'.

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Using 'malinger' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'malinger' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'malinger' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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