Meanings
plural megalomanias
- countableuncountableA psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
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.
1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice DanceSynonyms: delusion of grandeur · Antonyms: micromania
- countableobsoleteuncountableNarcissistic personality disorder.
- countableuncountableAn obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
Origin
- Frenchmégalomanie
- Englishmegalomania
Borrowed from French mégalomanie; equivalent to megalo- + -mania.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans grootheidswaansin, grootheidswaansin
- grootheidswaansinpsychopathological condition
- grootheidswaansinobsession
Bulgarian ма́ния за вели́чие, грандомания
- ма́ния за вели́чие (mánija za velíčie)psychopathological condition
- грандомания (grandomanija)psychopathological condition
Catalan megalomania
- megalomaniapsychopathological condition
Chinese Mandarin 自大狂, 誇大狂 /夸大狂
- 自大狂 (zìdàkuáng)psychopathological condition
- 誇大狂 /夸大狂 (kuādàkuáng)psychopathological condition
Czech velikášství
- velikášstvípsychopathological condition
Danish storhedsvanvid, megalomani
- storhedsvanvidpsychopathological condition
- megalomanipsychopathological condition
Dutch grootheidswaanzin, megalomanie
- grootheidswaanzinpsychopathological condition
- megalomaniepsychopathological condition
- grootheidswaanpsychopathological condition
- grootheidswaanzinobsession
Finnish suuruudenhulluus, megalomania
- suuruudenhulluuspsychopathological condition
- megalomaniapsychopathological condition
- suuruudenhulluusobsession
French mégalomanie
- mégalomaniepsychopathological condition
German Größenwahn, Größenwahn
- Größenwahnpsychopathological condition
- Größenwahnobsession
Greek μεγαλομανία
- μεγαλομανία (megalomanía)psychopathological condition
Hebrew שִׁגְעוֹן גַּדְלוּת
- שִׁגְעוֹן גַּדְלוּת (shig'ón gadlút)psychopathological condition
Hungarian megalománia
- megalomániapsychopathological condition
Icelandic mikilmennskubrjálæði
- mikilmennskubrjálæðipsychopathological condition
Indonesian megalomania
- megalomaniapsychopathological condition
Japanese 誇大妄想, メガロマニア
- 誇大妄想 (kodai mōsō)psychopathological condition
- メガロマニア (megaromania)psychopathological condition
Korean 허영심
- 허영심 (heoyeongsim)obsession
Lithuanian didybės manija
- didybės manijapsychopathological condition
Malay megalomania
- megalomaniapsychopathological condition
Norwegian stormannsgalskap, stormannsgalskap
- stormannsgalskappsychopathological condition
- stormannsgalskapobsession
Portuguese megalomania
- megalomaniapsychopathological condition
Romanian megalomanie, grandomanie
- megalomaniepsychopathological condition
- grandomaniepsychopathological condition
Russian ма́ния вели́чия, мегалома́ния
- ма́ния вели́чия (mánija velíčija)psychopathological condition
- мегалома́ния (megalománija)psychopathological condition
Spanish megalomanía, megalomanía
- megalomaníapsychopathological condition
- megalomaníaobsession
Swedish storhetsvansinne, megalomani
- storhetsvansinnepsychopathological condition
- megalomanipsychopathological condition
Turkish megalomani
- megalomanipsychopathological condition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with megalomania
Cite this entry
megalomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalomania
“megalomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalomania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalomania.
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