munchausen : Idioms & Phrases


baron munchausen

  • noun German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797)
    Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen; Munchhausen; Munchausen.
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munchausen syndrome

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

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