folie de grandeur
noun
a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.
folies de grandeur
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pluralof folie de grandeur.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For Sinclair, the grandest of these folies de grandeur, the whitest of these white elephants, is the 2012 Olympics site, whose construction has been under way in east London for four years now.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
