mythomania
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əˈmeɪ noun Psychiatry.
lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
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| —n | |
| psychiatry the tendency to lie, exaggerate, or relate incredible imaginary adventures as if they had really happened, occurring in some mental disorders | |
| mythomaniac | |
| —n, —adj | |
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Mythomania
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
His mythomania may have been a way to burnish his image.
There is a mythomania that is also one of the impulses of the traveler-compulsions, really.
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