- Malingering
- Malinger Ma*lin"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {MAlingered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Malingering}.] To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability. [1913 Webster]
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Malingering
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malingering — UK US /məˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/ noun [U] ► HR the fact of pretending to be ill in order to avoid working: »People with the disease are often accused of malingering and given a hard time by work colleagues … Financial and business terms
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malingering — Feigning illness or disability to escape work, excite sympathy, or gain compensation. [Fr. malingre, poor, weakly] * * * n. pretending to be ill, usually in order to avoid work or gain attention. It may be a sign of mental disorder (see also… … Medical dictionary
malingering — Synonyms and related words: cagey, clock watching, dodging, ducking, elusive, elusory, evasive, goofing off, shifty, shirking, skulking, slacking, slippery, soldiering, tax dodging, tax evasion, truancy, welshing … Moby Thesaurus
MALINGERING — a name given in the army to the crime of feigning illness to evade duty or obtain a discharge … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
malingering — n. pretending to be ill in order to escape duty or work ma·lin·ger || mÉ™ lɪŋgÉ™(r) n. one who slanders, one who makes evil and untrue statements about another v. pretend illness to escape duty … English contemporary dictionary
malingering — n. pretending to be ill, usually in order to avoid work or gain attention. It may be a sign of mental disorder (see also Munchausen s syndrome) … The new mediacal dictionary
Симуляция (malingering) — В «Руководстве по диагностике и статистической классиф. психич. расстройств» (DSM IV) в качестве кардинальной характеристики С. указывается преднамеренное вызывание и демонстрация ложных или грубо преувеличенных соматических или психич. симптомов … Психологическая энциклопедия
