Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mythomania

/ˌmɪ.θəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mytho-ma-nia
IPA: /ˌmɪ.θəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From mytho- + -mania. Compare French mythomanie f.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mythomanias (plural)

Derived Forms

mythomaniac mythomaniacal

Questions

How do you pronounce mythomania?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪ.θəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/.
What does mythomania mean?: A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth.
Where does mythomania come from?: From mytho- + -mania. Compare French mythomanie f.

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