Meanings
plural megalomaniacs
- One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.
Mr. Big paused. Bond saw that his great yellow eyes were wide, as if he saw visions. He's a raving megalomaniac, thought Bond. And all the more dangerous because of it.
1954, Ian Fleming, “No Sensayuma”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 761 more example
'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.'
1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed
comparative more megalomaniac · superlative most megalomaniac
- Of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania.
Often, for good measure, Hitler is given as an example of a megalomaniac person. So, for our convenience, Hitler personifies the illness called megalomania[…]
2013, Jon Huer, Call from the Cave: Our Cruel Nature and Quest for Power, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 241
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
By surface analysis, megalomania + -ac, or, by surface analysis, megalo- + -maniac.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan megalòman, megalòmana
- megalòmanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalòmanaone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalòmanof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
- megalòmanaof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Chinese Mandarin 誇大狂 /夸大狂
- 誇大狂 /夸大狂 (kuādàkuáng)one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Czech megaloman, megalomanský
- megalomanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomanskýof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Dutch grootheidswaan, megalomaan
- grootheidswaanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomaanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Esperanto megalomaniulo
- megalomaniuloone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Estonian suurushull
- suurushullone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Finnish suuruudenhullu, suuruudenhullu
- suuruudenhulluone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- suuruudenhulluof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
French mégalomane, mégalomane
- mégalomaneone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- mégalomaneof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
German Größenwahnsinniger, Größenwahnsinnige
- Größenwahnsinnigerone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- Größenwahnsinnigeone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- größenwahnsinnigof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
- megalomanof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Greek μεγαλομανής
- μεγαλομανής (megalomanís)of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Hungarian megalomániás
- megalomániásone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Norwegian stormannsgal
- stormannsgalof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Polish megaloman, megalomanka
- megalomanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomankaone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomanicznyof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Portuguese megalomaníaco
- megalomaníacoone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Romanian megaloman, megalomană
- megalomanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomanăone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomanof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Russian мегаломаньяк
- мегаломаньяк (megalomanʹjak)one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Spanish megalómano, megalómana
- megalómanoone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalómanaone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Swedish storhetsvansinnig, storhetsvansinnig
- storhetsvansinnigone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- storhetsvansinnigof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Turkish megaloman, megaloman
- megalomanone affected with or exhibiting megalomania
- megalomanof, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with megalomaniac
Cite this entry
megalomaniac. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalomaniac
“megalomaniac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalomaniac. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalomaniac,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalomaniac.
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