megalomania

English

Etymology

First attested in 1890, from megalo- + -mania.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

Wikipedia megalomania (plural megalomanias)

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

Derived terms

• megalomaniacal

Translations

psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence

Czech: velikášství (cs) n. Danish: storhedsvanvid n., megalomani c. Dutch: grootheidswaanzin m., megalomanie f. Finnish: suuruudenhulluus (fi), megalomania (fi) French: mégalomanie (fr) f. German: Größenwahn (de) m. Greek: μεγαλομανία (el) (megalomanía) f.

Icelandic: mikilmennskubrjálæði n. Norwegian: stormannsgalskap (no) m. Romanian: megalomanie (ro) f., grandomanie (ro) f. Russian: мания величия (ru) (mánija velíčija) f., мегаломания (ru) (megalománija) f. Spanish: megalomanía (es) Swedish: storhetsvansinne n. (1)

obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions

Finnish: suuruudenhulluus (fi) Korean: 허영심 (ko) (heo yeong sim)

Norwegian: stormannsgalskap (no) m.

See also

• delusion of grandeur

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Italian

Etymology

megalo- +‎ mania

Noun

megalomania f. (plural megalomanie)

1. megalomania

Related terms

• megalomane