compulsive liar

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• compulsive liar — /kəmˈpʌlsɪv laɪə/ (say kuhm pulsiv luyuh) noun 1. a person who habitually tells lies. Compare pathological liar. 2. Psychology a person who avoids the truth often by means of elaborate lies …  

• compulsive liar — one who tells lies due to a psychological need, one who is obsessed with lying …   English contemporary dictionary

• compulsive — [[t]kəmpʌ̱lsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary. ...a compulsive liar... He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.… …   English dictionary

• compulsive — adjective 1 compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem: Compulsive spending is often a symptom of deep unhappiness. 2 a compulsive liar/gambler/drinker etc someone who has… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• compulsive — adjective 1) a compulsive desire Syn: irresistible, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming, urgent; obsessive 2) compulsive eating Syn: obsessive, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• compulsive — adjective 1) a compulsive desire Syn: irresistible, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming 2) compulsive eating Syn: obsessive, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable 3) a compulsive liar …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• compulsive — [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] adj 1) impossible to control a compulsive need to succeed[/ex] 2) unable to control a habit a compulsive liar[/ex] compulsively adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• compulsive — com|pul|sive [kəmˈpʌlsıv] adj 1.) compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, and is often a result of or a sign of a mental problem →↑obsessive compulsive gambling/overeating/spending etc ▪ Compulsive overspending in these days of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• liar — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accomplished, good ▪ She s an accomplished liar they believed every word she said. ▪ bad, poor ▪ big, terrible …   Collocations dictionary

• compulsive — com|pul|sive [ kəm pʌlsıv ] adjective impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful: a compulsive eating disorder His compulsive need to succeed made him unpopular with the rest of the staff. a. used about people who have a habit they… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• compulsive — UK [kəmˈpʌlsɪv] / US adjective a) impossible to control and therefore sometimes harmful His compulsive need to succeed made him unpopular with the rest of the staff. a compulsive eating disorder b) used about people who have a habit they cannot… …   English dictionary