megalomaniac
English
Etymology
From megalomania + -ac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/
- Rhymes: -eɪniæk
Noun
megalomaniac (plural megalomaniacs)
- One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.
- 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
- 'Well, I don't know him well enough yet to say, but I will admit that if he is not a mere bullying megalomaniac, and if what he says is true, then he certainly is in a class by himself.'
Translations
one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
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Adjective
megalomaniac (comparative more megalomaniac, superlative most megalomaniac)
- Of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania.
- 2013, Jon Huer, Call from the Cave: Our Cruel Nature and Quest for Power, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 241:
- Often, for good measure, Hitler is given as an example of a megalomaniac person. So, for our convenience, Hitler personifies the illness called megalomania […]
Translations
of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
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