megalomania

See also: megalomanía

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪnjə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪniə

Noun

megalomania (countable and uncountable, plural megalomanias)

1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
   • 1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance:

     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.

   Synonym: delusion of grandeur

   Antonym: micromania

2. (obsolete) Narcissistic personality disorder.
3. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

   Coordinate term: gigantomania

Derived terms

• megalomaniac
• megalomaniacal
• megalomanic

Translations

psychopathological condition

• Bulgarian: ма́ния за вели́чие f (mánija za velíčie), мегалома́ния (bg) f (megalománija)
• Catalan: megalomania (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自大狂 (zh) (zìdàkuáng), 誇大狂 / 夸大狂 (zh) (kuādàkuáng)

• 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
• Greek: μεγαλομανία (el) f (megalomanía)
• Hebrew: שִׁגְעוֹן גַּדְלוּת m (shig'ón gadlút)
• Hungarian: megalománia (hu)
• Icelandic: mikilmennskubrjálæði n
• Indonesian: megalomania (id)
• Japanese: 誇大妄想 (ja) (kodai mōsō), メガロマニア (megaromania)
• Lithuanian: didybės manija f
• Malay: megalomania
• 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 (sv) n, megalomani (sv) c
• Turkish: megalomani (tr)

obsession

• Dutch: grootheidswaanzin (nl) m
• Faroese: stórmennisørska f, stórlætisørskapur m
• Finnish: suuruudenhulluus (fi)
• German: Größenwahn (de) m
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 誇大狂 (kodaikyō)
• Korean: 허영심 (ko) (heoyeongsim)
• Norwegian: stormannsgalskap m
• Spanish: megalomanía (es) f

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• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} megalomanio

Catalan

Etymology

From megalo- +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.ɣə.lu.məˈni.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.ɣə.lo.məˈni.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [me.ɣa.lo.maˈni.a]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanies)

1. megalomania

Related terms

• megalòman

Further reading

• “megalomania”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English megalomania).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeɡɑlomɑniɑ/, [ˈme̞ɡɑ̝ˌlo̞mɑ̝ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ga‧lo‧ma‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧ga‧lo‧ma‧nia

Noun

megalomania

1. megalomania

Declension

Inflection of megalomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		megalomania	megalomaniat
genitive		megalomanian	megalomanioiden megalomanioitten
partitive		megalomaniaa	megalomanioita
illative		megalomaniaan	megalomanioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		megalomania	megalomaniat
accusative	nom.	megalomania	megalomaniat
	gen.	megalomanian
genitive		megalomanian	megalomanioiden megalomanioitten megalomaniain rare
partitive		megalomaniaa	megalomanioita
inessive		megalomaniassa	megalomanioissa
elative		megalomaniasta	megalomanioista
illative		megalomaniaan	megalomanioihin
adessive		megalomanialla	megalomanioilla
ablative		megalomanialta	megalomanioilta
allative		megalomanialle	megalomanioille
essive		megalomaniana	megalomanioina
translative		megalomaniaksi	megalomanioiksi
abessive		megalomaniatta	megalomanioitta
instructive		—	megalomanioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of megalomania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megalomaniani megalomaniani accusative nom. megalomaniani megalomaniani gen. megalomaniani genitive megalomaniani megalomanioideni megalomanioitteni megalomaniaini rare partitive megalomaniaani megalomanioitani inessive megalomaniassani megalomanioissani elative megalomaniastani megalomanioistani illative megalomaniaani megalomanioihini adessive megalomaniallani megalomanioillani ablative megalomanialtani megalomanioiltani allative megalomanialleni megalomanioilleni essive megalomanianani megalomanioinani translative megalomaniakseni megalomanioikseni abessive megalomaniattani megalomanioittani instructive — — comitative — megalomanioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative megalomaniasi megalomaniasi accusative nom. megalomaniasi megalomaniasi gen. megalomaniasi genitive megalomaniasi megalomanioidesi megalomanioittesi megalomaniaisi rare partitive megalomaniaasi megalomanioitasi inessive megalomaniassasi megalomanioissasi elative megalomaniastasi megalomanioistasi illative megalomaniaasi megalomanioihisi adessive megalomaniallasi megalomanioillasi ablative megalomanialtasi megalomanioiltasi allative megalomaniallesi megalomanioillesi essive megalomanianasi megalomanioinasi translative megalomaniaksesi megalomanioiksesi abessive megalomaniattasi megalomanioittasi instructive — — comitative — megalomanioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megalomaniamme megalomaniamme accusative nom. megalomaniamme megalomaniamme gen. megalomaniamme genitive megalomaniamme megalomanioidemme megalomanioittemme megalomaniaimme rare partitive megalomaniaamme megalomanioitamme inessive megalomaniassamme megalomanioissamme elative megalomaniastamme megalomanioistamme illative megalomaniaamme megalomanioihimme adessive megalomaniallamme megalomanioillamme ablative megalomanialtamme megalomanioiltamme allative megalomaniallemme megalomanioillemme essive megalomanianamme megalomanioinamme translative megalomaniaksemme megalomanioiksemme abessive megalomaniattamme megalomanioittamme instructive — — comitative — megalomanioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative megalomanianne megalomanianne accusative nom. megalomanianne megalomanianne gen. megalomanianne genitive megalomanianne megalomanioidenne megalomanioittenne megalomaniainne rare partitive megalomaniaanne megalomanioitanne inessive megalomaniassanne megalomanioissanne elative megalomaniastanne megalomanioistanne illative megalomaniaanne megalomanioihinne adessive megalomaniallanne megalomanioillanne ablative megalomanialtanne megalomanioiltanne allative megalomaniallenne megalomanioillenne essive megalomaniananne megalomanioinanne translative megalomaniaksenne megalomanioiksenne abessive megalomaniattanne megalomanioittanne instructive — — comitative — megalomanioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative megalomaniansa megalomaniansa accusative nom. megalomaniansa megalomaniansa gen. megalomaniansa genitive megalomaniansa megalomanioidensa megalomanioittensa megalomaniainsa rare partitive megalomaniaansa megalomanioitaan megalomanioitansa inessive megalomaniassaan megalomaniassansa megalomanioissaan megalomanioissansa elative megalomaniastaan megalomaniastansa megalomanioistaan megalomanioistansa illative megalomaniaansa megalomanioihinsa adessive megalomaniallaan megalomaniallansa megalomanioillaan megalomanioillansa ablative megalomanialtaan megalomanialtansa megalomanioiltaan megalomanioiltansa allative megalomanialleen megalomaniallensa megalomanioilleen megalomanioillensa essive megalomanianaan megalomanianansa megalomanioinaan megalomanioinansa translative megalomaniakseen megalomaniaksensa megalomanioikseen megalomanioiksensa abessive megalomaniattaan megalomaniattansa megalomanioittaan megalomanioittansa instructive — — comitative — megalomanioineen megalomanioinensa

Synonyms

• suuruudenhulluus

Further reading

• “megalomania”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Italian

Etymology

From megalo- +‎ mania.

Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanie)

1. megalomania

Related terms

• megalomane

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English megalomania, French mégalomanie, German Megalomanie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.ɡa.lɔˈmaɲ.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: me‧ga‧lo‧man‧ia

Noun

megalomania f (related adjective megalomaniczny)

1. (derogatory, literary) megalomania, delusion of grandeur (psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence)

   Synonyms: mania wielkości, megalomaństwo, pyszałkowatość, zarozumialstwo, zarozumiałość

Declension

Declension of megalomania

	singular
nominative	megalomania
genitive	megalomanii
dative	megalomanii
accusative	megalomanię
instrumental	megalomanią
locative	megalomanii
vocative	megalomanio

Related terms

adjectives

• megalomański

adverbs

• megalomańsko

nouns

• megaloman
• megalomanka
• megalomaństwo

Further reading

• “megalomania”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “megalomania”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• megalomania in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa.lo.maˈni.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡɐ.lɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ/ [ˌmɛ.ɣɐ.lɔ.mɐˈni.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: me‧ga‧lo‧ma‧ni‧a

Noun

megalomania f (plural megalomanias)

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

Further reading

• “megalomania”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “megalomania”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026