megalomania

noun [U]

/ˌmeɡ.əl.əˈmeɪ.ni.ə/

Definition

› an unnaturally strong wish for power and control, or the belief that you are very much more important and powerful than you really areMental and psychiatric disorders megalomaniac

/-æk/ noun [C] › a person with megalomaniaMental and psychiatric disordersUnpleasant people in generalUnpleasant men megalomaniac

adjective [before noun] (also megalomaniacal)

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