factitious

/fæktˈɪʃəs/

/fækˈtɪʃəs/

factitious

relating to something that is created artificially instead of naturally

Examples

1. Factitious disorder is listed in the DSM

2. For example, people with factitious disorder often have hopped from doctor to doctor.

3. The term Munchausen's syndrome has been replaced, really, by fabricated illness or factitious illness.

4. Munchausen by proxy syndrome, the term was changed to factitious illness by proxy.