Meanings
nounmythomania (countable and uncountable, plural mythomanias)
plural mythomanias
- countableuncountableA compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
From mytho- + -mania. Compare French mythomanie f.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μυθομανία
- μυθομανία (muthomanía)compulsion to tell lies
Catalan mitomania
- mitomaniacompulsion to tell lies
Esperanto mitomanio
- mitomaniocompulsion to tell lies
Finnish mytomania
- mytomaniacompulsion to tell lies
French mythomanie
- mythomaniecompulsion to tell lies
German Mythomanie
- Mythomaniecompulsion to tell lies
Greek μυθομανία
- μυθομανία (mythomanía)compulsion to tell lies
Italian mitomania
- mitomaniacompulsion to tell lies
Japanese 虚言癖
- 虚言癖 (kyogenheki)compulsion to tell lies
Polish mitomania
- mitomaniacompulsion to tell lies
Portuguese mitomania
- mitomaniacompulsion to tell lies
Romanian mitomanie
- mitomaniecompulsion to tell lies
Russian псевдоло́гия, мифомани́я
- псевдоло́гия (psevdológija)compulsion to tell lies
- мифомани́я (mifomaníja)compulsion to tell lies
Spanish mitomanía
- mitomaníacompulsion to tell lies
Swedish mytomani
- mytomanicompulsion to tell lies
Turkish mitomani
- mitomanicompulsion to tell lies
Cite this entry
APA
mythomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythomania
MLA
“mythomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mythomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythomania.
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