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English
Etymology
By surface analysis, megalomania + -ac, or, by surface analysis, megalo- + -maniac.
Pronunciation
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
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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