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factitious

fac·ti·tious

UK/fækˈtɪʃəs/ US/fæˈktɪʃʌs/ uncommon formal

adjective

1.

not produced by natural forces

  • “brokers created a factitious demand for stocks”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from faciō (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish.

Phrases

  • factitious disorder imposed on another

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