Munchausen syndrome

/mˈʌntʃɔːsən sˈɪndɹəʊm/

/mˈʌntʃɔːsən sˈɪndɹoʊm/

Munchausen syndrome

syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found

Examples

1. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is when a caregiver imposes fake health problems on a patient, usually their child.

2. But my mom, God love her, simple woman to some extent, but then also, like she taught me straight out, she gave me Munchausen Syndrome.

3. It’s an attention-seeking behavior in the same vein as Munchausen Syndrome.

4. He suspected Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy.