God complex

Or god com·plex

[god kom-pleks]

noun

Psychology.

1. 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.

Example Sentences

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.

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Within this beautifully rendered mess of a Genesis tale is a provocative examination of man’s God complex.

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We can only guess what this says about Musk’s God complex and its compatibility with his role as Trump’s Alcuin.

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Trump’s many negative personality traits are exacerbated by his authoritarianism and social dominance orientation, and what appears to be a hypermanic personality, egomania, and God complex.

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The world has seen a version of this story before: A charismatic leader and demagogue with a God complex leads a populist-authoritarian movement and rises to power by claiming to be the savior of a people.

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