münchausen syndrome

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A psychiatric disorder in which those affected feign illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy
münchausen syndrome

    Silbentrennung

    münchausen syn·drome

    Türkische aussprache

    mʌnçauzîn sîndrōm

    Aussprache

    /ˈmənˌʧouzən ˈsənˌdrōm/ /ˈmʌnˌʧaʊzɪn ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/

    Etymologie

    () After the fantastical adventures said to have been related by Baron Münchhausen (1720–1797).
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