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megalomania

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meg⋅a⋅lo⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

[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.

Origin:
1885–90; megalo- + -mania
meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a   (měg'ə-lō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)   
n.  
  1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
  2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
meg'a·lo·ma'ni·ac' n., meg'a·lo·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl), meg'a·lo·man'ic (-mān'ĭk) adj.

Megalomania

Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.] (Pathol.) A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions.
Language Translation for : megalomania
Spanish: megalomanía,
German: der Größenwahn,
Japanese: 誇大妄想

megalomania [(meg-uh-loh-may-nee-uh)]

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


megalomania 
1890, from Fr. mégalomanie, formed from Gk. megas (gen. megalou) "great" (see mega-) + mania "madness."
"The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history." [Bertrand Russell]

Main Entry: meg·a·lo·ma·nia
Pronunciation: "meg-&-lO-'mA-nE-&, -ny&
Function: noun
: a delusional mental disorderthat is marked by infantile feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur

megalomania meg·a·lo·ma·ni·a (měg'ə-lō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə)
n.

  1. A psychopathological condition in which delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence predominate.
  2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

meg'a·lo·ma'ni·ac' n.
meg'a·lo·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) or meg'a·lo·man'ic (-mān'ĭk) adj.

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