megalomania
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After his four-decade rule, the quality of emperors veered between competence and louche megalomania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Some superstars hide their megalomania under humility; Williams shields his tenderness with jokes about being a narcissist, only exposing his wounds in his muscular, vulnerable lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
He added: “Ultimately I knew it was Cannes’ setting — more than a match for his own megalomania — that would convince him to come.”
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
As innumerable clinical psychologists have pointed out, both share megalomania and unbridled malignant narcissism.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2024
Simon, indeed, crazed by his incantations and ecstasies, developed megalomania in an acute form, arrogating to himself divine honours and aspiring to the adoration of the whole world.
From Secret Societies And Subversive Movements by Nesta H. Webster
Vocabulary lists containing megalomania
Ender's Game
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It's Madness!: Mania
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 36
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