megalomania
noun
a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
megalomaniacal
-
a word derived from
megalomania.
Example Sentences
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Trade bible Variety called it a "lacerating portrait," while Deadline said the "damning" film had "thrashed" Musk as "petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel."
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
He finds that Göring is just a man — a megalomaniacal, arrogant and manipulative man, but just a man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Flashing fish, lavish lily, megalomaniacal mosquito, pensive poet,” goes his thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Hers is a megalomaniacal tour de force that reaches its climax in the extraordinary “The Smell of Rebellion,” a musical rampage on a muddy obstacle course that passes for a grueling phys ed class.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
As the negative press filtered back to him, the megalomaniacal leader turned a cold shoulder to the criticism and insulated his team as much as possible from the other expeditions.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
