megalomania
Example Sentences
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He “has mystical tendencies, no common sense, and a Wagnerian taste for heroics and death. He was born loaded with vanities and has developed megalomania as his final decoration.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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
It’s early days, and it shows: Microsoft’s chatty new Bing beta recently creeped out a New York Times reporter with its megalomania and amorous advances.
From Slate • Mar. 1, 2023
"I never wanted air-transport," said Sir Eric this afternoon, and later on he expressly disclaimed the megalomania which had been attributed to him "by those best able to diagnose the disease."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-03-31 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
