malingering
Definitions
Noun
- Evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
Verb
- Avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
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| 1 | clinging | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | lingering | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | salinger | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | meandering | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | lingerie | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | fingering | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | slinging | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | angering | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | mongering | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | mannering | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | mallinger | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | imagineering | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | manring | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | maundering | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | mainwaring | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | wangerin | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | wagering | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | mitering | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | minoring | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | mangieri | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | flinging | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
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This Word in the News:
Just How Many Patients Have Real Psychiatric Illness? The Rise of Malingering in Emergency Psychiatry
Aug 4, 2025 Psychiatric Times
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Centerton man found fit to stand trial in mother’s killing
Feb 26, 2026 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Feb 26, 2026 Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Dec 13, 2025 nwitimes.com
Dec 13, 2025 nwitimes.com
NB appeal court infers calling expert would have jeopardized malingering theory in injury case
Nov 4, 2025 Canadian Lawyer Mag
Nov 4, 2025 Canadian Lawyer Mag