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megalo·ma·nia (-mā′nē ə, -mān′yə)

noun

  1. a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur, power, etc.
  2. a passion for, or for doing, big things
  3. a tendency to exaggerate

Etymology: ModL: see megalo- & mania

megalomania Related Forms
meg′alo·ma′·niac′ adjective, noun meg′alo·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə nī′ə kəl) adjective meg′alo·man′ic (-man′ik) adjective
megalomania Synonyms

megalomania

n.

lust for power, compulsion, instability, mental disorder; see insanity 1, neurosis, obsession.

megalomania Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grow: Each day revealing new signs that lead them ( and the viewer ) to become more enmeshed in a growing megalomania.
megalomania Quotes

American megalomania is largely responsible for the growth of the Skyscraper School.

—Johnson, Philip Cortelyou

Megalomania is the occupational disease of global victors, unless controlled by fear.

—Hobsbawm, Eric (John Ernest)

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