malingering

Plural: malingerings

Noun

• evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated
  • "they developed a test to detect malingering"
• The intentional feigning of an illness or injury for personal gain or to avoid a responsibility, such as work, military service, or legal consequences.

Verb

• avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
• present participle and gerund of malinger

Synonyms

malinger, skulk, skulking