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• Factiously

  [fak-shuh s] /ˈfæk ʃəs/ adjective 1. given to ; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government. 2. pertaining to or proceeding from : factious quarrels. /ˈfækʃəs/ adjective 1. given to, producing, or characterized by faction adj. 1530s, from Middle French factieux and directly from Latin factiosus “partisan, seditious, inclined to form parties,” […]

• Factiousness

  [fak-shuh s] /ˈfæk ʃəs/ adjective 1. given to ; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government. 2. pertaining to or proceeding from : factious quarrels. /ˈfækʃəs/ adjective 1. given to, producing, or characterized by faction adj. 1530s, from Middle French factieux and directly from Latin factiosus “partisan, seditious, inclined to form parties,” […]

• Factitious

  [fak-tish-uh s] /fækˈtɪʃ əs/ adjective 1. not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm. 2. made; manufactured: a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves. /fækˈtɪʃəs/ adjective 1. artificial rather than natural: factitious demands created by the mass media 2. not genuine; sham: factitious enthusiasm adj. 1640s, from Latin factitius “artificial,” from factus, past […]

• Factitious-disorder

  noun, Psychiatry. 1. any of various syndromes, as Münchausen syndrome, characterized by physical or psychological symptoms intentionally produced by a person and under voluntary control. noun any of various mental disorders in which the individual intentionally produces symptoms of illness or feigns illness; see fabricated illness Examples Münchausen syndrome is an example of a factitious […]

• Factitious illness

  noun See fabricated illness

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