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mythomania
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myth·o·ma·ni·a  (mth-mn-, -mny)
n.
A compulsion to embroider the truth, engage in exaggeration, or tell lies.
mytho·mani·ac (-k) n.
mythomania [ˌmɪθəʊˈmeɪnɪə]
n
(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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