mythomane en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɪθəʊˌmeɪn/
- /ˈmɪθəˌmeɪn/
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μῦθος (mûthos)der. French mytho- Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *mn̥yétorder. Proto-Hellenic *məňňómai Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ f (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek μανία (manía)der. French -mane French mythomanebor. English mythomane Borrowed from French mythomane. By surface analysis, mytho- + -mane.
Meanings
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Someone who suffers from mythomania.
Maybe because I was working on the programmes at the same time, I found myself thinking about parallels between Jimmy Savile and L. Ron Hubbard. Both were mythomanes, inventing and exaggerating to embellish their own careers and pedigrees.
2019, Louis Theroux, Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television, London: Macmillan, page 384:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mythomanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |