Pronounced: FAK-toyd, noun
Notes: I didn’t know both definitions
Yesterday’s word
The word mythomane means, as a noun, “one having a tendency to exaggerate or lie”. As an adjective, it means “having a tendency to exaggerate of lie”.
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1950s
Background / Comments
Our word came from two Greek words: mythos (myth) and -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze).
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