Münchausen syndrome

English

Alternative forms
  • Munchausen's syndrome

Etymology

From the German name Münchhausen, after the fantastical adventures said to have been related by Baron Münchhausen (1720–1797).

Noun

Münchausen syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural Münchausen syndromes)

  1. A psychiatric disorder in which a person feigns illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy.

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