megalomaniac
[meg-uh-loh-mey-nee-ak]
- a person afflicted with megalomania.
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- Also meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a·cal [meg-uh-loh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌmɛg ə loʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, meg·a·lo·man·ic [meg-uh-loh-man-ik] /ˌmɛg ə loʊˈmæn ɪk/. of, relating to, or suggesting megalomania or a person who is afflicted with it.
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Origin of megalomaniac
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Related Words
selfish, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-serving, individualistic, pompous, narcissistic, egoistical, egoistic, individualist, megalomaniac, conceited, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, self-indulgent, stuck-up, vaingloriousExamples from the Web for megalomaniac
Contemporary Examples
In the movie, T.E. Lawrence becomes a megalomaniac, a killer, and finally a mystery even to himself.
Recognizing that Messier was simply a corporate charlatan, Bronfman stepped up and led the charge to remove the megalomaniac.
Leading the megalomaniac set in the NFL is Dallas Cowboys owner, Jerry Jones.
Palin is the rare female politician who is as much a megalomaniac as her male peers.
Historical Examples
That is the point overlooked by the megalomaniac school of Nietzsche and Shaw.
War and the FutureH. G. Wells
But whisky transformed him from a twitching neurotic into a megalomaniac.
CaptivityM. Leonora Eyles
He knew that megalomaniac Controllers were either captured or mobbed, and he had no wish to experience either.
The Penal ClusterIvar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
Mark Twain was a megalomaniac; only a megalomaniac could have advertised, as he did, for post-mortem obituaries of himself.
The Ordeal of Mark TwainVan Wyck Brooks
Pascal violently rejected the megalomaniac pride of the Stoic philosopher.
The EnchiridionEpictetus
Word Origin and History for megalomaniac
1882 (n.), 1883 (adj.), from megalomania (q.v.).
The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. [Bertrand Russell, "The Conquest of Happiness"]
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