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‖ malade imaginaire|malad imaʒinɛr|
[Fr. (after the title of Molière's play, 1673); cf. malade.]
A person suffering from an imaginary illness.
1818Lady Morgan Florence Macarthy IV. v. 202, I trust you will not think I am playing the Malade Imaginaire, when I assign indisposition as an excuse for my absence. 1888Athenæum 15 Dec. 811/1 A malade imaginaire..who sacrifices her daughter to her own comfort. 1911G. B. Shaw Doctor's Dilemma Pref. p. xxviii, Doctors..nurse the delusions of the malade imaginaire. 1958M. Stewart Nine Coaches Waiting v. 60 Enough pills and boluses to satisfy the most highly-strung malade imaginaire. 1974E. Ambler Dr. Frigo 11. 80 He's..inclined to worry about his health. If you mean do I think him a malade imaginaire, no I don't. |