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Consider a scenario where a person out of some urge or compulsion says I have read this book, that book. Maybe due to anxiety he runs on urges and says things which are not true. He might have read one chapter of a book and says he has read the whole book and try to be knowledgeable.
Could we term it as lying or hypocritical behavior? What's the appropriate word for this?
Because he may not be intentionally lying. He probably gets overtaken by urges.
One possible term is “compulsive liar”, which includes your sense that they get overtaken by urges. That’s what distinguishes a compulsive liar from a pathological liar who lies to benefit themself.
