megalomania
pronunciation
How to pronounce megalomania in British English:
UK [ˌmegələˈmeɪniə]
How to pronounce megalomania in American English:
US [ˌmɛɡəloˈmeniə, -ˈmenjə]
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- Noun:
- a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
Word Origin
- megalomania (n.)
- "delusions of greatness," 1866, from French mégalomanie; see megalo- + mania "madness."
Example
- 1. But at their worst his structures embody all the faults of modernism 's megalomania .
- 2. But mr kim , for all his megalomania and paranoia , is a shrewd tactician .
- 3. Unfortunately , it is a well-established rule of politics that the longer a leader is in office , the more likely he is to succumb to megalomania and to make major errors of judgment .
- 4. Yet this very megalomania seems to be both the secret to his longevity and to his unhinged nature .
- 5. Taxpayers bear the cost of guaranteeing this fruit of megalomania .