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noun 
  1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
  2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: grootheidswaanzin , megalomanie
  • French: mégalomanie
  • German: Grí¶í�enwahn
Etymology: :First attested in w:1890, 1890, from French mégalomanie, from Greek - (mega-) great + (mania) insanity.


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