mythomane

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English

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Etymology

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From French mythomane;[1] equivalent to mytho- +‎ -mane.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪθəˌmeɪn/, /ˈmɪθəʊˌmeɪn/

Noun

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mythomane (plural mythomanes)

  1. Someone who suffers from mythomania.
    • 2019, Louis Theroux, Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television, London: Macmillan, page 384:
      Maybe because I was working on the programmes at the same time, I found myself thinking about parallels between Jimmy Savile and L. Ron Hubbard. Both were mythomanes, inventing and exaggerating to embellish their own careers and pedigrees.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ mythomane, n. and adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

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Etymology

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From mytho- +‎ -mane.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mi.tɔ.man/
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Noun

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mythomane m or f by sense (plural mythomanes)

  1. mythomaniac
  2. liar, fabulist
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Descendants

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  • Italian: mitomane
  • Greek: μυθομανής (mythomanís)

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