malinger

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	fiddle, goldbrick, shirk, shrink from,
definition	:	avoid (one's assigned duties) (verb.social)

derivation	:	malingering, skulking,
definition	:	evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated (noun.act)

derivation	:	malingerer, shammer, skulker,
definition	:	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)

derivation	:	malingering, skulking,
definition	:	evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated (noun.act)

derivation	:	malingerer, shammer, skulker,
definition	:	someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity (noun.person)