ganser syndrome

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Definition of ganser syndrome in English English dictionary

{i} factitious psychiatric disorder that a person (usually prisoner) adopts and gives absurd or wrong answers to questions (such as when asked how many legs a dog has, he might say: "five", or if asked how much is 2x2, he might say "5" indicating that he knows the correct answer but is intentionally just off)

Hyphenation

ganser syn·drome

Turkish pronunciation

gänsır sîndrōm

Pronunciation

/ˈgansər ˈsənˌdrōm/ /ˈɡænsɜr ˈsɪnˌdroʊm/