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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aadat se majboor jhootha
"वह एक आदतन झूठा व्यक्ति है।"
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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 'pathological', originating from the Greek 'pathologia' meaning the study of disease, with 'liar', from Old English 'līgere'. It emerged in clinical and psychological literature in the late 19th century to describe a chronic, habitual propensity for compulsive and seemingly motiveless falsehoods.
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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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