| NOUN | act | malingering, skulking | evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated |
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| Meaning | Evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated. | |
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| Example | "they developed a test to detect malingering" | |
| Synonym | skulking | |
| Broader | evasion, escape, dodging | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do |
| Verbs | malinger | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill |
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