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Meaning of Megalomania | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə

Definitions

  1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Narcissistic personality disorder.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية جنون العظمة
Català megalomania
Čeština megalomanie megalomanství velikášství
Dansk megalomani
Deutsch Größenwahn
Ελληνικά μεγαλομανία
Español megalomanía
Suomi megalomania suuruudenhulluus
Français mégalomanie
Italiano megalomania
日本語 メガロマニア 誇大妄想
한국어 허영심
Nederlands grootheidswaan grootheidswaanzin megalomanie
Polski mania wielkości megalomania megalomański megalomaństwo
Português megalomania
Română grandomanie megalomanie
Русский ма́ния вели́чия мегалома́ния
Svenska megalomani storhetsvansinne
Türkçe megalomani

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Megalomaniac megalomaniacism megalomartyr megalomycterid Megalong Valley megalonychid

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