Munchausen

/ (German ˈmynçhauzən) /

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noun

an exaggerated story

a person who tells such a story

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Word Origin for Munchausen

C19: after Baron Münchhausen, subject of a series of exaggerated adventure tales written in English by R. E. Raspe (1737–94)

Words nearby Munchausen

mum's the word, mumsy, μμ, mun., munch, Munchausen, Munchausen's syndrome, Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, München

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Example sentences from the Web for Munchausen

People who intentionally hurt children for attention can be accused of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
Republican Thinks Obama’s Mental Illness Caused Border Crisis|Gideon Resnick|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I confess it has the air of one of Baron Munchausen's yarns, and I am somewhat doubtful about it.
Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match|Francis C. Woodworth
M. de Munchausen is one of those Ministers of State who bears the most Sway.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I|Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
Down went Captain Munchausen singing inverted psalms, with a whole nest of rockets exploding in his brain.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1|Robert H. Newell

Captain Munchausen made no reply, my boy, but motioned for his men to bear him from the field.
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1|Robert H. Newell
Or was the editor of the Mercure the original Baron Munchausen?
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre

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