delusions of grandeur

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He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He was forced out because fans and board had delusions of grandeur after Moyes won the club silverware and now it's a relegation battle the club look ill equipped for.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

But Guiteau couldn’t partake in what Makowsky delicately called the “benefits” of such a society, largely because his delusions of grandeur alienated him from others there.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

At the other end of the scale are people with bipolar type 1 who have psychotic delusions of grandeur.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

She didn’t have a study room or a sunroom, just a room, and even she knew that her room was really more like a closet with delusions of grandeur.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi