mythomania

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mythomania

  • /ˌmɪ.θəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

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From mytho- + -mania.

Compare French mythomanie f.

noun mythomanias

  1. countable, uncountable A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth.

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noun compulsion to tell lies

Españolmitomanía
日本語虚言癖 kyogenheki
Portuguêsmitomania
Françaismythomanie
DeutschMythomanie
Italianomitomania
Ελληνικάμυθομανία mythomanía
Românămitomanie
Русскийпсевдоло́гия psevdológija, мифомани́я mifomaníja

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"mythomania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mythomania. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"mythomania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mythomania.

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@misc{mythomania_2026,
  title = {mythomania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mythomania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}