pseudologue

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) A pathological liar
 * 2) * 1996, Charles V Ford Lies! Lies!! Lies!!!
 * Unlike a delusional psychotic person, the pseudologue will abandon the story or change it if confronted with contradictory evidence or sufficient disbelief.
 * 1) * 1997, Alan J. Cunnien, “Psychiatric and Medical Syndromes Associated with Deception,” in Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Richard Rogers ed.
 * Unlike the common braggart, however, the pseudologue falsifies a substantial amount of information with bearing upon activities, acquaintances, or personal identity.
 * 1) * 2004, Ralph Keyes, The Post-Truth Era
 * Even a grandiose pseudologue, he writes, must be evaluated carefully to see if he is a compulsive liar or simply “someone for whom truth is temporarily unavailable.”

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