mythomania
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prettygoodwordmythomania (mith-oh-MAY-nee-uh) - n., a compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth.
Synonym for pathological lying. The person with is a mythomaniac. Coined in 1909 (almost two decades after pathological lying was first described as a clinical condition) from Greek roots mythos, in the sense of something invented + mania, compulsion.
---L.
Synonym for pathological lying. The person with is a mythomaniac. Coined in 1909 (almost two decades after pathological lying was first described as a clinical condition) from Greek roots mythos, in the sense of something invented + mania, compulsion.
---L.
