megalomania
Psychiatry. a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things.
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How to use megalomania in a sentence
It’s supposed to read as vulnerability, but it looks a lot like megalomania, surely the exact opposite of what Larraín intended.
Kristen Stewart and Pablo Larraín Do Princess Diana Wrong in Spencer | Stephanie Zacharek | September 3, 2021 | TimeBeethoven, of course, was no stranger to megalomania, and he even loved to brag to his friends about his vanity.
Japan’s Beloved Deaf Composer is Neither Deaf Nor a Composer | Jimmy So | February 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is not to suggest that Romney should aspire to megalomania of Newtonian proportions.
Romney Cuts Loose O'Donnell, Perhaps Out of Ego | Michelle Cottle | February 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the race theory must inevitably lead to megalomania and reaction, so it must inevitably lead to militarism.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaEven as race heresy must result in racial megalomania, it must result in political reaction and in the government of caste.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles Sarolea
Of that megalomania the Kaiser has been, in innumerable speeches, the eloquent and insolent spokesman.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaI went out of my mind, I had megalomania; but then I was cheerful, confident, and even happy; I was interesting and original.
The Lady With The Dog and Other Stories | Anton ChekhovWhat should be a generous, and in part altruistic, exaltation becomes mere megalomania.
Ancient Art and Ritual | Jane Ellen Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for megalomania
/ (ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪə) /
a mental illness characterized by delusions of grandeur, power, wealth, etc
informal a lust or craving for power
Derived forms of megalomania
- megalomaniac, adjective, noun
- megalomaniacal (ˌmɛɡələʊməˈnaɪəkəl), adjective
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Cultural definitions for megalomania
[ (meg-uh-loh-may-nee-uh) ]
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