Lying Compulsion
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〘 noun 〙 A pathological tendency to change the facts to create fanciful stories, to lie, or to exaggerate things. ※Ekimae Ryokan (1956-57) by Ibuse Masuji "That clerk, Takazawa, is just a hair's breadth away from being a fanciful liar." Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
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〘名〙 事実を変えて空想物語を作り出したり、嘘をついたり、誇張した物の言い方をしたりする病的性癖。※駅前旅館（1956‐57）〈井伏鱒二〉「あの高沢という番頭は空想性虚言症の患者と紙一重の差だ」
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