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2016 Postmortem

procon

(15,805 posts) Sat Nov 5, 2016, 08:26 AM Nov 2016

New word for the day: mythomania

mith-uh-mey-nee-uh
an abnormal or pathological compulsion to embroider the truth, engage in exaggeration, or tell lies.

Also

myth′o·ma′ni·ac′
an individual who has an excessive or abnormal propensity to tell lies and recount false experiences that are nothing but made up fantasies.

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New word for the day: mythomania (Original Post) procon Nov 2016 OP

In two words: pseudologia fantastica Coyotl Nov 2016 #1

Coyotl

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1. In two words: pseudologia fantastica

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Sat Nov 5, 2016, 08:43 AM

Nov 2016

I knew someone with this disorder. It was entertaining because he was also a fisherman.

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