# malinger

> English word · Verb · IPA /məˈlɪŋɡə/

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

## Etymology
From French malingrer, from adjective malingre (“delicate, fragile”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malinger