megalomaniac

[meg-uh-loh-mey-nee-ak]

noun

1. a person who has megalomania.

adjective

1. Also megalomaniacal megalomanic of, relating to, or suggesting megalomania or a person with it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of megalomaniac¹

First recorded in 1885–90; megalo- + maniac

Example Sentences

Remove the veil of folklore, and the plot isn’t too different from Oliphant’s career as an unrestrained cartoonist, whose satirical illustrations drew the ire of power-hungry politicians and like-minded megalomaniacs all over the world.

From Salon

A little time spent with the farcical maneuverings of isolated megalomaniacs means you can skip reading the news that day.

From Los Angeles Times

While he played megalomaniac billionaire Logan Roy in TV drama Succession, the actor says his Dundee childhood has given him a focus on the other end of the wealth spectrum.

From BBC

He is an apparent megalomaniac who views the office of the presidency primarily as a way of punishing his enemies and rewarding himself and his friends, allies, supplicants and sycophants.

From Salon

But anyone who isn't a megalomaniac knows that that sort of adulation is a distant illusion.

From BBC

Related Words

• individualistic 
• narcissistic 
• pompous 
• self-absorbed 
• self-centered 
• self-serving 
• selfish