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pseudologue

pseudologue noun: a pathological liar.

Noun

pseudologue (plural pseudologues)

  1. A pathological liar
    • Unlike a delusional psychotic person, the pseudologue will abandon the story or change it if confronted with contradictory evidence or sufficient disbelief.1996, Charles V Ford Lies! Lies!! Lies!!! http://print.google.com/print?id=_FSc5C2bFYUC&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&sig=65p2wlZfcRu3nutVAX-2YsZv2tk
    • Unlike the common braggart, however, the pseudologue falsifies a substantial amount of information with bearing upon activities, acquaintances, or personal identity.1997, Alan J. Cunnien, “Psychiatric and Medical Syndromes Associated with Deception,” in Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Richard Rogers ed....

Forms of pseudologue

pluralpseudologues

Origin of pseudologue

From Latin pseudologus (“liar”), from Ancient Greek ψευδολόγος (pseudológos, “speaking falsely, lying”). Equivalent to pseudo- + -logue.

Words formed from pseudologue

Questions about pseudologue

What does pseudologue mean?
Pseudologue means a pathological liar.
What part of speech is pseudologue?
Pseudologue is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudologue?
The plural of pseudologue is pseudologues.

Words near pseudologue in the dictionary

  1. pseudologists
  2. pseudologize
  3. pseudologized
  4. pseudologizes
  5. pseudologizing
  6. pseudologue
  7. pseudologues
  8. pseudology
  9. pseudolongitudinal
  10. pseudolymphocytosis
  11. pseudolymphoma

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