Ganser syndrome
Ganser syndrome (gan-ser) n. a syndrome characterized by approximate answers, i.e. the patient gives absurdly false replies to questions, but the reply shows that the question has been understood. The condition is due to conversion disorder or to conscious malingering. [ S. J. M. Ganser (1853–1931), German psychiatrist]
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