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megalomania

[ meg-uh-loh-mey-nee-uh ]

noun

  1. Psychiatry. a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, etc.
  2. an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things.


megalomania

/ ˌmɛɡələʊməˈnaɪəkəl; ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

  1. a mental illness characterized by delusions of grandeur, power, wealth, etc
  2. informal.
    a lust or craving for power
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megalomania

  1. Delusions of grandeur; an extreme form of egotism . Adolf Hitler is generally considered to have been a megalomaniac.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲵲ˈԾ, adjectivenoun
  • megalomaniacal, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of megalomania1

First recorded in 1885–90; megalo- + -mania
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Trump has always been a narcissist but it has now become full-blown megalomania.

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Some superstars hide their megalomania under humility; Williams shields his tenderness with jokes about being a narcissist, only exposing his wounds in his muscular, vulnerable lyrics.

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He added: “Ultimately I knew it was Cannes’ setting — more than a match for his own megalomania — that would convince him to come.”

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Earlier this week, Donald Trump took the next logical step in his fascist god complex and megalomania.

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At the same time, I remain convinced that Trump’s megalomania — his growing radicalism, his frequent threats, his general odiousness — represents a path to electoral calamity in 2024 for the GOP.

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