Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
megalomaniac en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/
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Etymology
By surface analysis, megalomania + -ac, or, by surface analysis, megalo- + -maniac.
Meanings
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Of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania.
Often, for good measure, Hitler is given as an example of a megalomaniac person. So, for our convenience, Hitler personifies the illness called megalomania[…]
2013, Jon Huer, Call from the Cave: Our Cruel Nature and Quest for Power, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 241:
Forms
Relateds
gigantomaniac
Translations (13)
de größenwahnsinnig (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · de megaloman (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · fr mégalomane (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · cs megalomanský (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · ca megalòman (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · pl megalomaniczny (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · fi suuruudenhullu (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · sv storhetsvansinnig (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · tr megaloman (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · no stormannsgal (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · ro megaloman (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · ca megalòmana (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania) · el μεγαλομανής (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
megalomaniac en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/
- (US) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, megalomania + -ac, or, by surface analysis, megalo- + -maniac.
Meanings
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One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.
'Well, I don't know him well enough yet to say, but I will admit that if he is not a mere bullying megalomaniac, and if what he says is true, then he certainly is in a class by himself.'
1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:Mr. Big paused. Bond saw that his great yellow eyes were wide, as if he saw visions. He's a raving megalomaniac, thought Bond. And all the more dangerous because of it.
1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 76:
Forms
Deriveds
megalomaniacism
Translations (24)
fi suuruudenhullu (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · de Größenwahnsinniger (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · pl megalomanka (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · nl megalomaan (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · tr megaloman (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · es megalómano (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · kmr megaloman (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · ru мегаломаньяк (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · cs megaloman (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · de Größenwahnsinnige (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · fr mégalomane (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · sv storhetsvansinnig (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · ca megalòman (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · ro megalomană (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · ca megalòmana (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · eo megalomaniulo (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · pt megalomaníaco (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · pl megaloman (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · hu megalomániás (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · et suurushull (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · ro megaloman (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · nl grootheidswaanzinnig (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · cmn 誇大狂 /夸大狂 (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania) · es megalómana (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)