megalomania

meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a  (mg-l-mn-, -mny)

n.

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

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

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mega·lo·mani·ac n.

mega·lo·ma·nia·cal (-m-n-kl), mega·lo·manic (-mnk) adj.

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megalomania

Noun

1. a mental illness characterized by delusions of power

2. Informal a craving for power [Greek megas great + mania madness]

megalomaniac adjn

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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.

See also: Grandeur

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1. Medicine. a form of mental illness characterized by the unreasonable conviction in the patient of his own greatness, goodness, power, or wealth.
2. an obsession with extravagant or grand actions. — megalomaniac, n., adj. — megalomaniacal, adj.

See also: Insanity

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

Translations

megalomania

n megalomania [megələˈmeiniə]

the idea, usually false, that one is great or powerful, combined with a passion for more greatness or power. megalomanie جُنون العَظَمَه мегаломания velikášství storhedsvanvid der Größenwahn μεγαλομανία megalomanía suurushullustus خود بزرگ بینی suuruudenhulluus mégalomanie שִׁיגָעוֹן גַדלוּת की तीव्र लालसा ludilo veličine, megalomanija nagyzási hóbort merasa besar mikilmennskubrjálæði megalomania 誇大妄想 과대 망상증 didybės manija lielummānija merasa besar grootheidswaan stormannsgalskap megalomania megalomania megalomanie мания величия velikášstvo samoveličje megalomanija megalomani, storhetsvansinne ความหลงเพ้อไปกับความร่ำรวย büyüklük kuruntusu/kompleksi 自大狂, 妄自尊大 манія величності اپنے کو بڑا سمجھنے کا خبط chứng hoang tưởng tự đại 自大狂, 妄自尊大

adj / n ˌmegaloˈmaniac [-ӕk]

(of) a person having megalomania That country is in the power of a dangerous megalomaniac. megalomaniak مُصاب بِجُنون العَظَمَه мегаломан megaloman, -ka person, der lider af storhedsvanvid größenwahnssinnig; der/die Größenwahnsinnige μεγαλομανής megalómano suurushull خود بزرگ بین suuruudenhullu mégalomane חוֹלֶה בְּשִׁיגָעוֹן גַדלוּת के लिए पागल megaloman megalomániás penderita megalomania mikilmennskubrjálæðingur megalomane 誇大妄想狂 과대 망상증에 걸린; 과대 망상증 환자 didybės manijos apsėstas (žmogus) ar lielummāniju apsēstais pesakit megalomania megalomaan (en) som er stormannsgal megalomański, megaloman megalomaníaco mega­lo­man страдающий манией величия megalomanský; megaloman megaloman megalomanijak person som lider av storhetsvansinne (megalomani) เกี่ยวกับความหลงเพ้อไปกับความร่ำรวย büyüklük hastası 妄自尊大的人 людина, що страждає від маніі величності اپنے آپ کو سب سے بڑا اور عظیم سمجھنے والا thuộc chứng hoang tưởng tự đại 妄自尊大的人