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dodging vs malingering

malingering vs dodging

dodging and malingering both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dodging Yes No No No
malingering Yes No No No
As nouns, malingering is a hyponym of dodging; that is, malingering is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dodging:
  • dodging: nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
  • malingering: evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
dodging (noun) malingering (noun)
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Difference between dodging and malingering

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