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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSimulieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zimuˈliːʁən
"Man warf ihm vor zu simulieren, um der Arbeit zu entgehen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of exaggerating or feigning illness, injury, or psychological distress in order to escape work, duty, or legal consequences.
"The coach suspected malingering when the star player dropped to the grass without any contact from an opponent."
- 1
Pretending to be sick or injured in order to avoid labor or responsibility.
"He was accused of malingering to avoid the mandatory physical training session."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word malingre, meaning sickly or ailing, which traces back to the Old French mal- (bad) and -gre (from Latin aeger, sick). The term entered the English language in the early 19th century initially within military contexts to describe soldiers feigning illness to avoid duty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malingering" is said worldwide
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manducation / simulation
Transliteration: simylyasjɔ̃
Script: simulation
"Il a été accusé de simulation pour éviter l'entraînement."
Simulieren
Transliteration: zimuˈliːʁən
"Man warf ihm vor zu simulieren, um der Arbeit zu entgehen."
malinganneria
Transliteration: malinɡanˈnɛːrja
"Il medico ha escluso la simulazione e confermato l'infortunio."
simulación
Transliteration: simulaˈsjon
"El árbitro amonestó al jugador por simulación en el área."
fingimento
Transliteration: fĩʒiˈmẽtu
"O técnico percebeu que era apenas fingimento para ganhar tempo."
बीमारी का बहाना बनाना
Transliteration: bimari ka bahana banana
"उस पर काम से बचने के लिए बीमारी का बहाना बनाने का आरोप था।"
诈病
Transliteration: zhà bìng
"他被指控诈病以逃避兵役。"
꾀병
Transliteration: kkwoebyeong
"그 선수가 부상을 핑계로 꾀병을 부린다는 의혹이 제기되었다."
仮病
Transliteration: kebyo
"彼が練習を休んだのは仮病だったことが判明した。"
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