malinger

Example Sentences

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Goldstein, who did not return a message seeking comment, practices in Chicago and has lectured on the topic of malingering, according to a resume posted online.

From Los Angeles Times

Department of Behavioral Health, wrote in a report that she believed Trotman was “malingering” his mental illness, when he was actually well enough to understand the legal proceedings in his case, a prosecutor asserted.

From Washington Post

That led to a suggestion of malingering from an unlikely source, the State Bar of California.

From Los Angeles Times

Federal officials, Berkowitz said, also worried that paying for inpatient psychiatric care would result in “malingering” — intentionally exaggerating symptoms of mental illness for some supposed personal gains.

From Seattle Times

The retirees had met the other criteria for a successful claim, which includes hours of validity testing to show that their daily lives are significantly impaired and that they are not malingering.

From Seattle Times