Malinger

[mə'lɪŋgə] or [mə'lɪŋgɚ]

(verb.) avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill.

Inputed by Allen--From WordNet

(v. i.) To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.

Inputed by Jackson

v. n. Feign illness (as a soldier, to avoid duty), sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham.

Inputed by Lewis

v.i. to feign sickness in order to avoid duty.—ns. Maling′erer; Maling′ery feigned sickness.

Typed by Erica