megalomania means A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.
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MEGALOMANIA — [Noun] A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. From the Greek megas ("great") + mania ("madness"), via French mégalomanie. Unlike "narcissism" (which fixates on self-admiration) or "hubris" (which courts downfall through pride), megalomania is a fever dream of dominion, untethered from reality. It is the dictator erecting bronze statues of himself in every square, the bankrupt tycoon still signing imaginary million-dollar checks, or the cult leader demanding worship as his followers starve—each a tragic pantomime of power, played out in the hollow theater of a crumbling mind.
noun
- A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.“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.”
- Narcissistic personality disorder.
- An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.