Wednesday’s Word of the Week

malinger, v.

“To pretend or exaggerate illness in order to escape duty or work; to feign or produce physical or psychological symptoms to obtain financial compensation or other reward.”

“The malingering of the employee was fairly obvious to his boss as his mysterious illness coincided with the biggest meeting of the year.”

“malinger, v.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, September 2015. Web. 22 September 2015.