Meanings
plural delusions of grandeur
- plural normallyThe false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.
Synonyms: megalomania
- plural normallyConceitedness or overconfidence.
[A]s Han Solo, always the voice of reason in the series, says, “I'm out of it for a little while, and everyone gets delusions of grandeur.”
2004, Tom Shone, Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer, page 285
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders.
Translations
Arabic جُنُون العَظْمَة
- جُنُون العَظْمَة (junūn al-ʕaẓma)False belief that one is important or powerful
Chinese Mandarin 自大狂
- 自大狂 (zìdàikuáng)False belief that one is important or powerful
Finnish suuruudenhulluus
- suuruudenhulluusFalse belief that one is important or powerful
French folie des grandeurs, mégalomanie
- folie des grandeursFalse belief that one is important or powerful
- mégalomanieFalse belief that one is important or powerful
German Größenwahn, Megalomanie
- GrößenwahnFalse belief that one is important or powerful
- MegalomanieFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Greek παραλήρημα μεγαλείου, μεγαλομανία
- παραλήρημα μεγαλείου (paralírima megaleíou)False belief that one is important or powerful
- μεγαλομανία (megalomanía)False belief that one is important or powerful
Irish mustar gan ghustal
- mustar gan ghustalFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Norwegian stormannsgalskap
- stormannsgalskapFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Polish kompleks wyższości, megalomania
- kompleks wyższościFalse belief that one is important or powerful
- megalomaniaFalse belief that one is important or powerful
- mania wielkościFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Portuguese delírio de grandeza, megalomania
- delírio de grandezaFalse belief that one is important or powerful
- megalomaniaFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Romanian grandomanie
- grandomanieFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Russian ма́ния вели́чия
- ма́ния вели́чия (mánija velíčija)False belief that one is important or powerful
Spanish delirio de grandeza, megalomanía
- delirio de grandezaFalse belief that one is important or powerful
- megalomaníaFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Swedish storhetsvansinne
- storhetsvansinneFalse belief that one is important or powerful
Cite this entry
delusion of grandeur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delusion%20of%20grandeur
“delusion of grandeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delusion%20of%20grandeur. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delusion of grandeur,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delusion%20of%20grandeur.
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