munchausen's syndrome

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsMunchausen syndrome

   Broadersyndrome

Questions about munchausen's syndrome

What does munchausen's syndrome mean?

munchausen's syndrome means "syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found".

What is another word for munchausen's syndrome?

Close synonyms include Munchausen syndrome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is munchausen's syndrome a common word?

munchausen's syndrome is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.