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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmentiroso compulsivo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: men.tiˈɾo.so kom.pulˈsi.βo
"Nadie confía en él porque es un mentiroso compulsivo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who lies out of habit and whose lying is continuous, internal, and often compulsive rather than goal-oriented.
"Even when there was nothing to gain, he acted like a compulsive liar, inventing elaborate tales about his past." - 2
Someone suffering from pseudologia fantastica, characterized by chronic, disproportionate, and often grandiose fabrications.
"Therapists noted that her behavior aligned with that of a compulsive liar who believed her own manufactured realities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'compulsive', derived from the Latin 'compulsivus' meaning driven or forced by an irresistible urge, and 'liar', originating from Old English 'lēogere', denoting a person who utters falsehoods. Together, the compound phrase emerged in psychological and popular discourse during the mid-20th century to describe individuals who habitually fabricate stories without clear external incentives.
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menteur compulsif
Transliteration: mɑ̃.tœʁ kɔ̃.pyl.sif
"Il est difficile de croire un mot venant d'un menteur compulsif."
pathologischer Lügner
Transliteration: pa.toˈloː.ɡɪ.ʃɐ ˈlyːɡ.nɐ
"Man kann einem pathologischen Lügner einfach nicht vertrauen."
bugiardo compulsivo
Transliteration: buˈdʒar.do kom.pulˈzi.vo
"Essendo un bugiardo compulsivo, continua a inventare storie senza motivo."
mentiroso compulsivo
Transliteration: men.tiˈɾo.so kom.pulˈsi.βo
"Nadie confía en él porque es un mentiroso compulsivo."
mentiroso compulsivo
Transliteration: mẽ.tiˈɾo.zu kõ.pulˈsi.vu
"Ele perdeu todos os amigos por ser um mentiroso compulsivo."
आदतन झूठा
Transliteration: aadatan jhootha
Script: आदतन झूठा व्यक्ति
"वह एक आदतन झूठा है, इसलिए उसकी किसी बात पर विश्वास न करें।"
强迫性说谎者
Transliteration: qiǎng pò xìng shuō huǎng zhě
"他是一个强迫性说谎者，经常编造一些离奇的故事。"
병적 거짓말쟁이
Transliteration: byeong-jeok geojitmaljaeng-i
"그는 병적 거짓말쟁이라서 진실을 구별하기 어렵다."
常習的嘘つき
Transliteration: jōshūteki usotsuki
"彼は常習的な嘘つきなので、誰も信用していない。"
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