malingering
noun[U]
uk/məˈlɪŋɡərɪŋ/usHR
thefactofpretendingto beillinordertoavoidworking:
People with thediseaseare oftenaccusedof malingering and given a hardtimebyworkcolleagues.
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It is reversible error to deny a continuance because the trial court thought the defendant wasmalingering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When factitious blindness ormalingeringis suspected, check for optokinetic nystagmus to determine whether there is an intact visual pathway.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To prove conclusively that a man was weak-minded and not merely indifferent ormalingering, the performance test was added.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Members of the lodge would visit to provide emotional and other support (and possibly to verify that the sick member was notmalingering).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Before their studies, people with hysteria were often believed to bemalingering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was suspected ofmalingeringwhen he refused to work on health grounds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.None concluded that he was feigning ormalingering.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Historically they have also been used to detectmalingeringin patients with back pain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While the film has him in the hospitalmalingering, under arrest, he had actually been assigned there specifically to guard the building.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The syndrome can sometimes be diagnosed as merelymalingering, but it is more often defined as dissociative disorder.
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