a continual, compulsive propensity to tell lies out of proportion to any obvious benefit which can be reached.
PATHOLOGICAL LYING: "She'd had enough of Candace's pathological lying and decided to end their friendship."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "PATHOLOGICAL LYING," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/pathological-lying/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
