English Explanatory Dictionary

Ganser syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rare stress-induced dissociative disorder characterized by giving nonsensical answers to questions.

Word forms

Ganser syndrome

Etymology

Described by Sigbert Josef Maria Ganser in 1898.

Synonyms

nonsense syndrome prison psychosis
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