megalomania

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

megalomanie

grootheidswaanzin

grootheidswaan

Tegenovergesteld aan

micromania

Synoniemen

delusion of grandeur

insanity

lust for power

megalomaniac

mental disorder

delusions of grandeur

expansive delusion

Vertalingen

mégalomanie

megalomanía

Größenwahn

megalomania

μεγαλομανία

megalomania

megalomania

Megalomanie

جنون العظمة

megaloman

megalomani

Größenwahnsinniger

mythomanie

Gigantomanie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania.