megalomania

/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniə/

noun 3

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ADJ.

great

VERB + MEGALOMANIA

suffer

MEGALOMANIA + NOUN

people

PREP.

from, towards, towards

Definitions

noun

A 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.

Narcissistic personality disorder.

An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

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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.

Wiktionary

I do not suffer from megalomania. Great people never have it.

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