Pronounced: REK-ree-uhnt, adj/noun
Notes: Another word that my guess was way off
Yesterday’s word
The word mythomania is “an excessive or abnormal propensity for lying or exaggering”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1900s (1900-1909)
Background / Comments
I thought our word was someone very interested in myths. I don’t feel too bad for being off, because that is what the root parts imply: our word came from the Greek word mythos (myth) and the Late Latin word mania (uncontrolled excitement or emotion – almost to the point of insanity). Before our word, there was a near relative – “mythomaniac” that referred to someone passionate about myths.
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