This week’s theme
There’s a word for it

This week’s words
whataboutery
mythomania
tenesmus
xenophobia
kayfabe

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(mith-uh-MAY-nee-uh)

MEANING:

noun: An abnormal tendency to exaggerate or lie.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek mythos (myth) + -mania (excessive enthusiasm or craze). Earliest documented use: 1909.

USAGE:

“I humoured him by listening to his stories about all the grandchildren he probably didn’t have. His mythomania, which both terrified and exasperated me, somehow brought us together.”
Marie-Renee Lavoie; Mister Roger and Me; Anansi; 2012.

See more usage examples of mythomania in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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