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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmentiroso patológico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: men-ti-ˈɾo-so pa-to-ˈlo-xi-ko
"Un mentiroso patológico miente incluso cuando no es necesario."
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2 senses- 1
A person who habitually and compulsively lies, often without apparent motive or clear benefit.
"It is nearly impossible to trust anything he says because he is a pathological liar." - 2
Someone whose chronic lying behavior stems from underlying psychological or emotional conditions rather than immediate situational pressure.
"Therapy can help address the root causes of behavior in a chronic and pathological liar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Greek 'pathos' (meaning suffering, disease, or feeling) originating in ancient medical discourse with the Germanic Old English root 'līgere' (liar). Coined in late 19th-century psychiatry to describe a habitual, compulsive pattern of lying without apparent external incentive.
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menteur pathologique
Transliteration: mã-tœʁ pa-tɔ-lɔ-ʒik
"Il est difficile de croire un menteur pathologique."
pathologischer Lügner
Transliteration: pa-to-lo-ɡɪʃ-ɐ ˈlyːɡ-nɐ
"Ein pathologischer Lügner kann selten seine Gewohnheit ändern."
bugiardo patologico
Transliteration: bu-ˈdʒar-do pa-to-ˈlɔ-dʒi-ko
"Non si può credere a un bugiardo patologico."
mentiroso patológico
Transliteration: men-ti-ˈɾo-so pa-to-ˈlo-xi-ko
"Un mentiroso patológico miente incluso cuando no es necesario."
mentiroso patológico
Transliteration: mẽ-ti-ˈɾo-zu pa-to-ˈlɔ-ʒi-ku
"Ele foi diagnosticado como um mentiroso patológico."
आदत से मजबूर झूठा
Transliteration: aadat se majboor jhootha
"वह एक आदतन झूठा व्यक्ति है।"
病态说谎者
Transliteration: bìngtài shuōhuǎng zhě
"很难与一个病态说谎者建立信任关系。"
병적 거짓말쟁이
Transliteration: byeong-jeok geojitmal-jaeng-i
"그는 명백한 병적 거짓말쟁이다."
病적虚言癖者
Transliteration: byōteki kyogenpekisha
Script: 病的一言癖者
"彼女は病的な嘘つきとして知られている。"
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