Feign+illness
21Münchausen syndrome — noun A psychiatric disorder in which those affected feign illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy …
22malinger — verb /məˈlɪŋɡə,məˈlɪŋɡɚ/ To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation. It is not uncommon on exam days for several students to malinger rather than prepare themselves. See Also: malingerer, malingering, malinge …
23Carapichea ipecacuanha — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): A …
24Disability pretender — A disability pretender is someone who behaves as if he or she is disabled. Pretenders may be the missing link between devotees and wannabes, proving an assumed continuum between those merely attracted to people with disabilities and those… …
25play possum — Australian Slang feign illness or death …
26malinger — v. n. (Mil.) Feign illness, sham sickness, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham …
27possum — /ˈpɒsəm / (say posuhm) noun 1. Also, Obsolete, opossum. any of many herbivorous, largely arboreal, Australian marsupials of the superfamily Phalangeroidea, especially of the genera Trichosurus, Pseudochirus and Petaurus, ranging in size from the… …
28malinger — v.i. feign illness, especially to evade duty. ♦ malingerer, n …
29malinger — To pretend or feign illness or sickness, usually to avoid labor, but sometimes with the idea of enhancing damages or collecting insurance …
30malinger — ► VERB ▪ exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work. DERIVATIVES malingerer noun. ORIGIN from French malingre weak, sickly …
