megalomania
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megalomania
- /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/
- /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪnjə/
Rhymes with -eɪniə
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Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania.
noun megalomanias
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A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
As to Ernest... He is quite as nervously broken down as I am but it manifests itself in different ways. His inclination is towards megalomania and mine towards melancholy.
Similar: delusion of grandeur · Opposite: micromania
- Narcissistic personality disorder.
- An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
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noun psychopathological condition
| Español | megalomanía |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 誇大妄想 kodai mōsō, メガロマニア megaromania |
| 中文 | 自大狂 zìdàkuáng, 誇大狂 /夸大狂 kuādàkuáng |
| Português | megalomania |
| Français | mégalomanie |
| Deutsch | Größenwahn |
| Ελληνικά | μεγαλομανία megalomanía |
| Română | megalomanie, grandomanie |
| Русский | ма́ния вели́чия mánija velíčija, мегалома́ния megalománija |
| עברית | שִׁגְעוֹן גַּדְלוּת shig'ón gadlút |
noun obsession
| Español | megalomanía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 허영심 heoyeongsim |
| Deutsch | Größenwahn |
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title = {megalomania},
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