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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALINGER

From French malingre sickly, perhaps from mal badly + Old French haingre feeble.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MALINGER

malinger  [məˈlɪŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALINGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malinger is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb malinger in English.

WHAT DOES MALINGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Malingering

In medicine, malingering is fabricating or exaggerating the symptoms of mental or physical disorders for a variety of "secondary gain" motives, which may include financial compensation; avoiding school, work or military service; obtaining drugs; getting lighter criminal sentences; or simply to attract attention or sympathy. Malingering is different from somatization disorder and factitious disorder. Failure to detect actual cases of malingering imposes a substantial economic burden on the health care system, and false attribution of malingering imposes a substantial burden of suffering on a significant proportion of the patient population.

Definition of malinger in the English dictionary

The definition of malinger in the dictionary is to pretend or exaggerate illness, esp to avoid work.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MALINGER

PRESENT

Present
I malinger
you malinger
he/she/it malingers
we malinger
you malinger
they malinger
Present continuous
I am malingering
you are malingering
he/she/it is malingering
we are malingering
you are malingering
they are malingering
Present perfect
I have malingered
you have malingered
he/she/it has malingered
we have malingered
you have malingered
they have malingered
Present perfect continuous
I have been malingering
you have been malingering
he/she/it has been malingering
we have been malingering
you have been malingering
they have been malingering
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I malingered
you malingered
he/she/it malingered
we malingered
you malingered
they malingered
Past continuous
I was malingering
you were malingering
he/she/it was malingering
we were malingering
you were malingering
they were malingering
Past perfect
I had malingered
you had malingered
he/she/it had malingered
we had malingered
you had malingered
they had malingered
Past perfect continuous
I had been malingering
you had been malingering
he/she/it had been malingering
we had been malingering
you had been malingering
they had been malingering
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will malinger
you will malinger
he/she/it will malinger
we will malinger
you will malinger
they will malinger
Future continuous
I will be malingering
you will be malingering
he/she/it will be malingering
we will be malingering
you will be malingering
they will be malingering
Future perfect
I will have malingered
you will have malingered
he/she/it will have malingered
we will have malingered
you will have malingered
they will have malingered
Future perfect continuous
I will have been malingering
you will have been malingering
he/she/it will have been malingering
we will have been malingering
you will have been malingering
they will have been malingering
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would malinger
you would malinger
he/she/it would malinger
we would malinger
you would malinger
they would malinger
Conditional continuous
I would be malingering
you would be malingering
he/she/it would be malingering
we would be malingering
you would be malingering
they would be malingering
Conditional perfect
I would have malinger
you would have malinger
he/she/it would have malinger
we would have malinger
you would have malinger
they would have malinger
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been malingering
you would have been malingering
he/she/it would have been malingering
we would have been malingering
you would have been malingering
they would have been malingering
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you malinger
we let´s malinger
you malinger
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to malinger
Past participle
malingered
Present Participle
malingering
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALINGER


alcheringa
ˌæltʃəˈrɪŋɡə
anhinga
ænˈhɪŋɡə
barasinga
ˌbærəˈsɪŋɡə
barasingha
ˌbærəˈsɪŋɡə
befinger
bɪˈfɪŋɡə
caatinga
kɑːˈtɪŋɡə
churinga
tʃəˈrɪŋɡə
cotinga
kəˈtɪŋɡə
finger
ˈfɪŋɡə
fishfinger
ˈfɪʃˈfɪŋɡə
forefinger
ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə
gringa
ˈɡrɪŋɡə
ladyfinger
ˈleɪdɪˌfɪŋɡə
linga
ˈlɪŋɡə
linger
ˈlɪŋɡə
Meninga
mɪnˈɪŋɡə
myringa
məˈrɪŋɡə
seringa
səˈrɪŋɡə
syringa
sɪˈrɪŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALINGER

malignancy
malignant
malignantly
maligner
malignities
malignity
malignly
malignment
malihini
malik
malimprinted
malimprinting
malines
malingerer
malingery
Malinke
Malinowski
Maliseet
malism
malison

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALINGER

bringer
dinger
ginger
Grainger
gunslinger
harbinger
humdinger
Kissinger
lead singer
longer
middle finger
pinger
ringer
singer
slinger
springer
stinger
stringer
swinger
winger
zinger

Synonyms and antonyms of malinger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «malinger» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALINGER

Find out the translation of malinger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malinger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malinger» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诈病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Malinger
570 millions of speakers

English

malinger
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बीमारी का बहाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تمارض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

симулировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malinger
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পীড়ার ভাণ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire semblant d´être malade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malinger
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

simulieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

malinger
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

malinger
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malinger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm bộ đau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடமை செய்யாதிருக்க நோயுற்றது போல் பாசாங்கு செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुखणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hasta numarası yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

darsi malato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Malinger
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

симулювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

malinger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

malinger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

siekte vir
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malinger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malinger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malinger

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALINGER»

The term «malinger» is regularly used and occupies the 101.053 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALINGER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malinger» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malinger» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malinger

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALINGER»

Discover the use of malinger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malinger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Third Edition
Motivations to Malinger The motives to malinger psychosis fall into two general categories: (1) to circumvent difficult situations or punishment (i.e., avoiding pain), and (2) to obtain compensation or desired medications (i.e., seeking pleasure).
Richard Rogers, 2012
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry
Research has been divided on whether individuals with antisocial personality disorder are more likely to malinger. For example, Gacono et al. (1995) found that individuals found “not guilty by reason of insanity” who subsequently admitted ...
Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky, Glen O. Gabbard, 2008
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Fetal and Neonatal Neurology and Neurosurgery
Malinger G, Ginath S, Lerman-Sagie T et al 2001 The fetal cerebellar vermis: normal development as shown by transvaginal ultrasound. Prenat Diagn 21(8): 687–692. Malinger G, Monteagudo A, Pilu G et al 2007 Sonographic examination of ...
Malcolm I. Levene, Frank A. Chervenak, 2009
4
Titan Ii (c)
Door 9, Malinger or Hepstall called on the emergency phone for someone to unlock Blast Door 8 and help them. Frost was still on Level 2 of the launch control center when he heard either Hepstall or Malinger call on the RTMN and asked that ...
David K. Stumpf
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Ultrasonography of the Prenatal Brain, Third Edition
Ilan Timor-Tritsch, Ana Monteagudo, Gianluigi Pilu, Gustavo Malinger ... 303 Gustavo Malinger and Tally Lerman-Sagie Intrauterine Insults: Fetal Stroke and Destructive Processes ........................ 321 Ana Monteagudo, Gianluigi ...
Ilan Timor-Tritsch, Ana Monteagudo, Gianluigi Pilu, 2012
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Fetal MRI
AJR Am J Roentgenol 161:1041–1043 Malinger G, Lev D, Lerman-Sagie T (2002 ) Is fetal magnetic resonance imaging superior to neurosonography for detection of brain anomalies? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 20: 317–321 Malinger G, Lev D ...
Albert L. Baert, Daniela Prayer, 2011
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Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology: Principles and Practice
Malinger G., Ginath S., Lerman-Sagie T., et al. The fetal cerebellar vermis: normal development as shown by transvaginal ultrasound. Prenat Diagn. 2001;21:687- 692. Malinger G., Katz A., Zakut H. Transvaginal fetal neurosonography.
Kenneth F. Swaiman, Stephen Ashwal, Donna M Ferriero, 2011
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Psychotic Disorders: A Practical Guide
PATIENTS. WHO. MALINGER. PSYCHOSIS. Some patients claim to be psychotic to avoid responsibility, get disability payments, or gain hospital admission. In any forensic context, the simulation of symptoms (or their exaggeration), technically ...
Oliver Freudenreich, 2007
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Obstetric Imaging: Expert Radiology series (Expert Consult ...
Malinger G, Zahalka N, Kidron D, et al. Fatal outcome following foetal cerebellar haemorrhage associated with placental thrombosis. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2006; 10:93-96. 16. Dror R, Malinger G, Ben-Sira L, et al. Developmental outcome of ...
Joshua Copel, 2012
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The Lost Christ
one of the troopers atop the trailway stopping beside where Malinger stood. She didn't move, nor look down at him as she reloaded, aimed and fired her rifle, cocked it and fired again. “Good shot,” she said to Jewel as a zealot from behind a ...
Mike Difeo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALINGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malinger is used in the context of the following news items.
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Day in History: Drivers reminded to use arm signals
Actor Ross Malinger is 31. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 22. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Today in History for July 7, 2015
Actor Ross Malinger is 31. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 22. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 21. «KATC Lafayette News, Jul 15»
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PHIL POTEMPA: Elvis stamp unveiling next month, with new song …
Actor Ross Malinger ("Sleepless in Seattle") is 31. Drummer Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 21. The U.S. Postal Service previewed the ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
4
Point: It Is Time For The Cowboys To Move On From Rolando McClain
He may well continue to malinger, becoming another of the dreaded "progress stoppers". The team would have to cut someone who really ... «Blogging The Boys, Jul 15»
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Today in History
Actor Ross Malinger is 31. Pop singer Ally Hernandez (Fifth Harmony) (TV: "The X Factor") is 22. Pop musician Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11
Actor Ross Malinger (“Sleepless in Seattle”) is 31. Drummer Ashton Irwin (5 Seconds to Summer) is 21. July 8: Singer Steve Lawrence is 80. «680 News, Jun 15»
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Starlite Drive-In needs donations to remain open
By Alyson Malinger. Published 06/14/15 7:26pm Updated 06/21/15 6:08pm. Share this story. More stories. Grants awarded to IU psychologist. «Indiana Daily Student, Jun 15»
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Future Philippines president may change approach to South China …
... soldiers to roam anywhere in the Philippines and malinger in local military camps in the guise of strengthening Manila's defence capability. «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
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Theater trial blog: Day 25
King makes sure Dr. Reid knows this definition. King emphasizes that even people with mental illness can malinger and how to figure out if they ... «9NEWS.com, Jun 15»
10
MongoDB World day one – culture eats data
During the closing day one keynotes, both speakers raised warning flags. First up, Dan Malinger poured some cold water on data science hype ... «Diginomica, Jun 15»

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