mythomaniacn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪθə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S.

/ˌmɪθəˈmeɪniˌæk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mytho- comb. form, -maniac comb. form.

Etymology: < mytho- comb. form + -maniac comb. form. Compare French mythomaniaque adjective (1907). Compare later mythomane n., mythomania n.

A. n.

A person obsessed with or passionate about myths. Later also: spec. a person with an abnormal or pathological tendency or compulsion to create myths, tell lies, or exaggerate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > a fable, myth > habit of invention > one who has

mythomaniac1922

mythomane1954

1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 88 (note) When it is the fashion to insist that almost every one and everything bygone is a myth..we would humbly remind the mythomaniacs that [etc.].

1922 W. S. Maugham Writer's Notebk. (1949) 186 She is not only a liar, she is a mythomaniac who will invent malicious stories that have no foundation in fact.

1973 C. McCarry Miernik Dossier (1974) 90 I regarded Miernik as a mythomaniac... I did not believe in the existence of the sister.

1983 A. Brookner Start in Life (1985) xiii. 110 She had always been a mythomaniac, fascinated by her own legend, recounting it to everyone.

1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind i. 65 Whatever his exaggerations (..some scholars regard him as a mythomaniac), O'Connell had another side, as a curious and careful observer.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting mythomania.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [adjective] > characteristic of mythomania

mythomaniac1928

mythomane1962

1928 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 33 695 Observations..illustrate typical traits of each of the five personality types postulated..in La personnalité humaine:..Mythomaniac: imaginative, deceitful, tattling, tricky, hypocritical, sly.

1961 Times 15 June 17/3 Mary ends up sadder, if less mythomaniac, than she began.

1988 Jrnl. Design Hist. 1 96/1 Throughout the entire proceedings of 1835–36.., economic differences are transferred to the realm of cultural causality with a mythomaniac fervour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mythomaniac
释义	mythomaniacn.adj. Brit. /ˌmɪθə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪak/, U.S. /ˌmɪθəˈmeɪniˌæk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mytho- comb. form, -maniac comb. form. Etymology: < mytho- comb. form + -maniac comb. form. Compare French mythomaniaque adjective (1907). Compare later mythomane n., mythomania n. A. n. A person obsessed with or passionate about myths. Later also: spec. a person with an abnormal or pathological tendency or compulsion to create myths, tell lies, or exaggerate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [noun] > a fable, myth > habit of invention > one who has mythomaniac1922 mythomane1954 1857 Fraser's Mag. 56 88 (note) When it is the fashion to insist that almost every one and everything bygone is a myth..we would humbly remind the mythomaniacs that [etc.]. 1922 W. S. Maugham Writer's Notebk. (1949) 186 She is not only a liar, she is a mythomaniac who will invent malicious stories that have no foundation in fact. 1973 C. McCarry Miernik Dossier (1974) 90 I regarded Miernik as a mythomaniac... I did not believe in the existence of the sister. 1983 A. Brookner Start in Life (1985) xiii. 110 She had always been a mythomaniac, fascinated by her own legend, recounting it to everyone. 1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind i. 65 Whatever his exaggerations (..some scholars regard him as a mythomaniac), O'Connell had another side, as a curious and careful observer. B. adj. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting mythomania. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > a false or foolish tale > [adjective] > characteristic of mythomania mythomaniac1928 mythomane1962 1928 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 33 695 Observations..illustrate typical traits of each of the five personality types postulated..in La personnalité humaine:..Mythomaniac: imaginative, deceitful, tattling, tricky, hypocritical, sly. 1961 Times 15 June 17/3 Mary ends up sadder, if less mythomaniac, than she began. 1988 Jrnl. Design Hist. 1 96/1 Throughout the entire proceedings of 1835–36.., economic differences are transferred to the realm of cultural causality with a mythomaniac fervour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1857
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