mythomaniac

/ˌmɪθoʊˈmeɪniæk/
noun
  1. A person who tells lies or exaggerates excessively, often compulsively.
    • The therapist suspected her patient was a mythomaniac because his stories kept changing.
    • My uncle is a harmless mythomaniac who always claims he once wrestled a bear.
    • The journalist was exposed as a mythomaniac who fabricated sources for years.
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