Definition of "factitious" []

• Produced artificially rather than by a natural process. (adjective)
• Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham: speculators responsible for the factitious value of some stocks. (adjective)

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• "Munchausen s syndrome is one of group of conditions known as factitious disorders."
• "It is in a class of disorders known as factitious disorders which involve "illnesses" whose symptoms are either self-induced or falsified by the patient ..."
• "In that context I feel like it isn't the established word factitious, but rather a new one meaning "half-factual, half-fictional"."