mythomania

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myth·o·ma·ni·a (m

-m

, -m

)

A compulsion to embroider the truth, engage in exaggeration, or tell lies.

mytho·mani·ac (-

) n.

mythomania [ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪnɪə]

(Psychiatry) Psychiatry the tendency to lie, exaggerate, or relate incredible imaginary adventures as if they had really happened, occurring in some mental disorders

mythomaniac [ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪnɪˌæk] n & adj

mythomania

Psychiatry. an abnormal propensity to lie, exaggerate, or twist the truth.

See also: Lies and Lying

Translations

mythomania [ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪnɪə] n → mitomania

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