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factitious disorder imposed on another

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
fac-ti-tious dis-or-der im-posed on an-oth-er
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A factitious (artificial) mental disorder in which someone feigns a health issue in another person, typically a caregiver onto their child, in order to garner attention or sympathy.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

factitious disorders imposed on another (plural)

Synonyms

FDIA fabricated or induced illness by carers factitious disorder by proxy Meadow's syndrome Münchausen syndrome by proxy

Questions

What does factitious disorder imposed on another mean?
A factitious (artificial) mental disorder in which someone feigns a health issue in another person, typically a caregiver onto their child, in order to garner attention or sympathy.

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