apocryphiar

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who rewrites history to their own advantage or tells self-aggrandizing falsehoods.
    — Martha Gellhorn made a long list of such incidents, concluding that as an "apocryphiar. . . Miss Hellman ranks sublime."

词形变化

apocryphiars plural

词源

Coined by war journalist Martha Gellhorn.
Blend of apocrypha + liar.
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