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pathological lying

behavior of habitual or compulsive lying
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pathological lying

Summary

pathological lying is a problem behavior[1]. It draws 2,559 Wikipedia views per month (problem_behavior category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • pathological lying's field of work was lie[3].
  • pathological lying's instance of is recorded as problem behavior[4].
  • pathological lying is a type of psychopathological symptom[5].
  • pathological lying is a type of lie[6].
  • pathological lying is a type of deception[7].
  • pathological lying is a type of narcissistic abuse[8].
  • pathological lying's different from is recorded as pathological lying[9].
  • pathological lying's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[10].
  • pathological lying's health specialty is recorded as psychology[11].

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Definition and Type

pathological lying's instance of is recorded as problem behavior[4]. Recorded subclass of include psychopathological symptom[5], lie[6], deception[7], and narcissistic abuse[8].

Why It Matters

pathological lying draws 2,559 Wikipedia views per month (problem_behavior category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

psychiatry psychology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . tandfonline.com. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . tandfonline.com. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . tandfonline.com. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Field of work → lie
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → psychopathological symptom, lie, deception +1
    Field of work → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558136505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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