meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a

(mĕg′ə-lō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)

1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.

2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

meg′a·lo·ma′ni·ac′ n.

meg′a·lo·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl), meg′a·lo·man′ic (-măn′ĭk) adj.

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megalomania

(ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪə)

1. (Psychology) a mental illness characterized by delusions of grandeur, power, wealth, etc

2. informal a lust or craving for power

ˌmegaloˈmaniac adj, n

megalomaniacal adj

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meg•a•lo•ma•ni•a

(ˌmɛg ə loʊˈmeɪ ni ə)

n.

1. a highly exaggerated or delusional concept of one's own importance.

2. an obsession with extravagant or grand things.

[1885–90]

meg`a•lo•ma′ni•ac, n.

meg`a•lo•ma•ni′a•cal (-məˈnaɪ ə kəl) meg`a•lo•man′ic (-ˈmæn ɪk) adj.

megalomania

1. Psychiatry. a form of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, or power.
2. an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things. — megalomaniac, n. — megalomaniacal, adj.

megalomania

Arising from exaggerated valuation of oneself, this state is characterized by delusions of grandeur.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

megalomania - a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur

delusions of grandeur - a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are

mental disease, mental illness, psychopathy - any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention

megalomania

noun self-importance, conceit, egotism, delusions of grandeur, grandiosity, folie de grandeur (French), conceitedness His single-mindedness never veered into megalomania.

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Translations

جُنون العَظَمَه

velikášství

storhedsvanvid

GrößenwahnMegalomanie

μεγαλομανία

megalomanía

megalomaniasuuruudenhulluus

mégalomanie

nagyzási hóbort

mikilmennskubrjálæîi

megalomania

didybės manijadidybės manijos apsėstas

lielummānija

stormannsgalskap

velikášstvo

büyüklük kuruntusu/kompleksi

妄自尊大自大狂

megalomania

[ˈmegələʊˈmeɪnɪə] N → megalomanía f

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megalomania

[ˌmɛgələˈmeɪniə] n → mégalomanie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

megalomania

n → Größenwahn m, → Megalomanie f (spec)

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megalomania

[ˌmɛgələʊˈmeɪnjə] n → megalomania

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megalomania

(megələˈmeiniə) noun

the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power.

ˌmegaloˈmaniac (-ӕk) adjective, noun

(of) a person having megalomania. That country is in the power of a dangerous megalomaniac.

meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a

n. megalomanía, delirio de grandeza.

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Modi may have taken foolishly rash step to have a final solution in his megalomania but it should be a new lease for the spirit of Kashmiri resistance.

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The worst things to affect a human being are vanity, megalomania, the belief in one's own power and his dependence on his limited mortal strength.

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This exercise in narcissism, megalomania, treason and delusions about one's political worth, in the quest for portfolios and a bigger slice of the cake, has already exhausted the patience of Speaker Nabih Berri and premier-designate Saad Hariri, who have raised the alarm on the pitfalls Lebanon might face as the mudslinging, insults and accusations start to touch on the vulnerable economy, already teetering on the brink.

Stop the cockfighting

"But the other aspect of it could just be Mao Zedong-like megalomania; he is just convinced that he is fit to be an emperor for life."

China paves way for Xi to remain leader for years

The only things they didn't mention were paranoia, megalomania and a bad comb-over.

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President Erdogan's statements and actions -- call it megalomania or wish to impose Pax Ottomana -- do not augur well."

UN must continue its peacekeeping and peace-making

He is a mentally deranged person full of megalomania and complacency."

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