megalomania en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪnjə/
- /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/
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Etymology
Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Narcissistic personality disorder.
- (countable, uncountable) An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| megalomanias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
megalomaniac · megalomanic · megalomaniacal
Synonyms
Translations (46)
hu megalománia (psychopathological condition) · ro grandomanie (psychopathological condition) · ja 誇大妄想 (psychopathological condition) · fo stórlætisørskapur (obsession) · sv megalomani (psychopathological condition) · id megalomania (psychopathological condition) · fi suuruudenhulluus (obsession) · fi megalomania (psychopathological condition) · af grootheidswaansin (psychopathological condition) · lt didybės manija (psychopathological condition) · ro megalomanie (psychopathological condition) · nl megalomanie (psychopathological condition) · fo stórlætisørskapur (psychopathological condition) · nl grootheidswaanzin (psychopathological condition) · sv storhetsvansinne (psychopathological condition) · bg мегалома́ния (psychopathological condition) · he שִׁגְעוֹן גַּדְלוּת (psychopathological condition) · cmn 誇大狂 /夸大狂 (psychopathological condition) · de Größenwahn (obsession) · no stormannsgalskap (obsession) · ja メガロマニア (psychopathological condition) · fi suuruudenhulluus (psychopathological condition) · bg ма́ния за вели́чие (psychopathological condition) · is mikilmennskubrjálæði (psychopathological condition) · fo stórmennisørska (psychopathological condition) · no stormannsgalskap (psychopathological condition) · el μεγαλομανία (psychopathological condition) · af grootheidswaansin (obsession) · fo stórmennisørska (obsession) · es megalomanía (obsession) · fr mégalomanie (psychopathological condition) · cmn 自大狂 (psychopathological condition) · nl grootheidswaanzin (obsession) · ms megalomania (psychopathological condition) · da megalomani (psychopathological condition) · ru ма́ния вели́чия (psychopathological condition) · da storhedsvanvid (psychopathological condition) · de Größenwahn (psychopathological condition) · ru мегалома́ния (psychopathological condition) · ko 허영심 (obsession) · ca megalomania (psychopathological condition) · tr megalomani (psychopathological condition) · nl grootheidswaan (psychopathological condition) · es megalomanía (psychopathological condition) · cs velikášství (psychopathological condition) · pt megalomania (psychopathological condition)