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malinger vs goldbrick

goldbrick vs malinger

malinger is not a noun while goldbrick is a noun.

malinger and goldbrick both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
malinger No No Yes No
goldbrick Yes No Yes No
As verbs, goldbrick is a hypernym of malinger; that is, goldbrick is a word with a broader meaning than malinger:
  • malinger: avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
  • goldbrick: avoid (one's assigned duties)
Other hypernyms of malinger include fiddle, shirk, shrink from.
malinger (noun) goldbrick (noun)
anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
an idle worthless person
a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
malinger (verb) goldbrick (verb)
avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill avoid (one's assigned duties)
deprive of by deceit
Difference between malinger and goldbrick

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