malinger

/məˈlɪŋɡə/

Etymology

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

name

  1. A surname.

verb

  1. To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.“It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves.”
  2. To self-inflict real injury or infection (to inflict self-harm) in order to avoid work, obligation, or perilous risk.