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See also: megalomanía
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
megalomania (countable and uncountable, plural megalomanias)
- A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
- 1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance:
- 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.
- Synonym: delusion of grandeur
- Antonym: micromania
- 1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance:
- (obsolete) Narcissistic personality disorder.
- An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
psychopathological condition
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obsession
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /mə.ɡə.lo.məˈni.ə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /mə.ɡə.lu.məˈni.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /me.ɡa.lo.maˈni.a/
Noun[edit]
megalomania f (plural megalomanies)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “megalomania” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism (see English megalomania).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
megalomania
Declension[edit]
Inflection of megalomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | megalomania | megalomaniat | ||
genitive | megalomanian | megalomanioiden megalomanioitten | ||
partitive | megalomaniaa | megalomanioita | ||
illative | megalomaniaan | megalomanioihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | megalomania | megalomaniat | ||
accusative | nom. | megalomania | megalomaniat | |
gen. | megalomanian | |||
genitive | megalomanian | megalomanioiden megalomanioitten megalomaniainrare | ||
partitive | megalomaniaa | megalomanioita | ||
inessive | megalomaniassa | megalomanioissa | ||
elative | megalomaniasta | megalomanioista | ||
illative | megalomaniaan | megalomanioihin | ||
adessive | megalomanialla | megalomanioilla | ||
ablative | megalomanialta | megalomanioilta | ||
allative | megalomanialle | megalomanioille | ||
essive | megalomaniana | megalomanioina | ||
translative | megalomaniaksi | megalomanioiksi | ||
instructive | — | megalomanioin | ||
abessive | megalomaniatta | megalomanioitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- "megalomania" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
megalomania f (plural megalomanie)
Related terms[edit]
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
megalomania f
- megalomania
- Synonym: megalomaństwo
Declension[edit]
Declension of megalomania
singular | plural | |
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nominative | megalomania | megalomanie |
genitive | megalomanii | megalomanii/megalomanij (archaic) |
dative | megalomanii | megalomaniom |
accusative | megalomanię | megalomanie |
instrumental | megalomanią | megalomaniami |
locative | megalomanii | megalomaniach |
vocative | megalomanio | megalomanie |
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
nouns
Further reading[edit]
- megalomania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- megalomania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Noun[edit]
megalomania f (plural megalomanias)
- megalomania (condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power or omnipotence)
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English terms prefixed with megalo-
- English terms suffixed with -mania
- English 5-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/eɪniə
- Rhymes:English/eɪniə/6 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with obsolete senses
- en:Manias
- Catalan terms prefixed with megalo-
- Catalan terms suffixed with -mania
- Catalan 6-syllable words
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan feminine nouns
- ca:Manias
- Finnish internationalisms
- Finnish 6-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/iɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/iɑ/6 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish kulkija-type nominals
- Italian terms prefixed with megalo-
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Polish 5-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/aɲja
- Rhymes:Polish/aɲja/5 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns