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God complex

American

[god kom-pleks] / ˈgɒd ˌkɒm plɛks /

Or god complex

noun

Psychology.

a conviction that one is infallible, merits special attention and privileges not enjoyed by other people, and can achieve anything one wants: a nonclinical name for narcissistic personality disorder.

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God complex

In posts on X, sometimes in all-caps, Michael has blasted Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei, accusing him of lying and having a God complex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

All three of the five planned “Avatar” movies being released around the holidays is starting to make me think James Cameron has even more of a God complex than we thought.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025

In the series, Macmanus has Jackson lean into Duntsch’s God complex and charming, sociopathic ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2021

"There's a little bit of the God complex," she explains, describing the culture of the agency.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2021

"The God complex," Brion said, "forcing human lives into a mold whether they want to be fitted into it or not."

From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)

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