- munchausenism
- \\-ənˌizəm\ noun
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Usage: usually capitalizedEtymology: Baron von Münchausen + English -ism: a tall tale
it sounds like a Munchausenism but it's the truth — A.F.Collins
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
munchausenism
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Munchausenism — Mun*chau sen*ism, n. [So called in allusion to Baron Munchausen s extravagant tales of travel.] An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
munchausenism — mun·chau·sen·ism … English syllables
Münchhausen — Munchausenism, n. /myuunkh how zeuhn/, n. Karl Friedrich Hieronymus /kahrddl frddee drddikh hee ay rddoh nyuu moos /, Baron von /feuhn/, 1720 97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales. English, Munchausen /mun chow zeuhn, munch how ,… … Universalium
Munchhausen — 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) • Syn: ↑Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen,… … Useful english dictionary
Mun|chau|sen — «muhn CH zuhn», adjective. of or having to do with exaggerated and boastful tales, such as those attributed to Baron Münchausen, and typical of Munchausenism … Useful english dictionary
