Munchausen’s syndrome
noun/ˈmʊntʃaʊzənz sɪndrəʊm/
/ˈmʊntʃaʊzənz sɪndrəʊm/
[uncountable]- a mental condition in which somebody keeps pretending that they are ill in order to receive hospital treatmentWord Origin1950s: named after the character Baron Munchausen, who was the hero of a book of fantastic travellers' tales (1785) written in English by a German, Rudolph Erich Raspe.
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Munchausen’s syndrome