megalomania

See also: megalomanía

English

Etymology

First attested in 1890, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French mégalomanie; Surface etymology is megalo- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪnjə/
• Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

megalomania (countable and uncountable, plural megalomanias)

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

Synonyms

• (psychopathological condition): delusion of grandeur

Derived terms

• megalomaniac
• megalomaniacal

Translations

psychopathological condition

• Catalan: megalomania f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自大狂 (zh) (zìdàkuáng)

• Czech: velikášství (cs) n
• Danish: storhedsvanvid n, megalomani (da) c
• Dutch: grootheidswaanzin (nl) m, megalomanie (nl) f, grootheidswaan (nl) m
• Faroese: stórlætisørskapur m, stórmennisørska f
• Finnish: suuruudenhulluus (fi), megalomania (fi)
• French: mégalomanie (fr) f
• German: Größenwahn (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: μεγαλομανία (el) f (megalomanía)
• Hebrew: שִׁגְעוֹן גַּדְלוּת m (shig'ón gadlút)
• Hungarian: megalománia
• Icelandic: mikilmennskubrjálæði n
• Norwegian: stormannsgalskap m
• Portuguese: megalomania (pt) f
• Romanian: megalomanie (ro) f, grandomanie (ro) f
• Russian: ма́ния вели́чия (ru) f (mánija velíčija), мегалома́ния (ru) f (megalománija)
• Spanish: megalomanía (es)
• Swedish: storhetsvansinne n (1), megalomani (sv) c

obsession

• Dutch: grootheidswaanzin (nl) m
• Faroese: stórmennisørska f, stórlætisørskapur m
• Finnish: suuruudenhulluus (fi)
• German: Größenwahn (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 허영심 (ko) (heo yeong sim)
• Norwegian: stormannsgalskap m
• Spanish: megalomanía (es) f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} megalomanio
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

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Italian

Etymology

megalo- +‎ mania

Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanie)

1. megalomania

Related terms

• megalomane

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.ɡa.lɔˈma.ɲa/

Noun

megalomania f

1. megalomania

Synonym: megalomaństwo

Declension

Declension of megalomania

	singular	plural
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

• (nouns) megaloman, megalomanka
• (adjective) megalomański

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanias)

1. megalomania (condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power or omnipotence)