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单词 Munchausen by proxy
释义

Munchausen or Munchhausen /mŭnˈchow-zn/

noun

An exaggerated, fantastical story, or its teller

adjective

Used to describe a syndrome in which a person feigns injury or illness in order to obtain hospital treatment

ORIGIN: Baron Münchausen, hero of a series of improbable adventure stories by RE Raspe (1737–94)

Munchausen (syndrome) by proxy noun

A disorder in which a person inflicts injury on or causes illness in another in order to receive attention

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