- pathological liar
- pathological liar n an individual who habitually tells lies so exaggerated or bizarre that they are suggestive of mental disorder
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pathological liar
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pathological liar — /pæθəlɒdʒɪkəl ˈlaɪə/ (say pathuhlojikuhl luyuh) noun a person who fabricates stories or embellishes the facts to gain attention or to achieve an advantage. Compare compulsive liar (def. 1) …
pathological liar — noun : a person who habitually tells lies so exaggerated or bizarre that they are suggestive of mental disorder … Useful english dictionary
pathological — (adj.) 1680s, pertaining to disease, formed in English from PATHOLOGY (Cf. pathology). Sense of worthy to be a subject of pathology, morbid, excessive (e.g. pathological liar) is attested from 1845. Related: Pathologically … Etymology dictionary
pathological — (US pathologic) ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or caused by a disease. 2) informal compulsive: a pathological liar. 3) relating to pathology. DERIVATIVES pathologically adverb … English terms dictionary
pathological — [path΄ə läj′i kəl] adj. 1. of pathology; of or concerned with diseases 2. due to or involving disease 3. governed by a compulsion; compulsive [a pathological liar]: Also pathologic pathologically adv … English World dictionary
liar — n. an abject, congenital, consummate, incorrigible, inveterate, outright, pathological liar * * * [ laɪə] congenital consummate incorrigible inveterate outright pathological liar an abject … Combinatory dictionary
pathological — [[t]pæ̱θəlɒ̱ʤɪk(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You describe a person or their behaviour as pathological when they behave in an extreme and unacceptable way, and have very powerful feelings which they cannot control. He experiences chronic,… … English dictionary
pathological — path|o|log|i|cal [ˌpæθəˈlɔdʒıkəl US ˈla: ] adj 1.) pathological behaviour or feelings happen regularly, and are strong, unreasonable, and impossible to control ▪ a pathological hatred of women ▪ a pathological liar 2.) a mental or physical… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pathological — adjective 1 pathological behaviour or feelings happen regularly, are unreasonable, and impossible to control: a pathological liar | a pathological hatred of women 2 a mental or physical condition that is pathological is caused by disease 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
liar — Synonyms and related words: Ananias, Baron Munchausen, Father of Lies, Satan, Sir John Mandeville, consummate liar, dirty liar, equivocator, fabricator, fabulist, false witness, falsifier, fibber, fibster, habitual liar, mythomaniac, palterer,… … Moby Thesaurus
