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megalomania

[ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ]

noun

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. megalomania (condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power or omnipotence)
  2. A mental state where someone has unrealistic and exaggerated beliefs about their own importance, power, or wealth.
Examples

O ditador sofria de uma grave megalomania.

The dictator suffered from severe megalomania.

Pronunciationˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.