megalomaniac
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“The Happy Dictator,” released as the lead single in September, parodies megalomaniac Saparmurat Niyazov’s approach to governing in Turkmenistan.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
But anyone who isn't a megalomaniac knows that that sort of adulation is a distant illusion.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
“Let me explain to you: On 'Veep,' I played a narcissistic, megalomaniac sociopath, and that is not Kamala Harris,” Louis-Dreyfus said of her character, Selina Meyer, on Monday.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2024
Where critics see an erratic megalomaniac, fans see a visionary working toward our long-term survival.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
Talent contests and megalomaniac record producers have always paired ingenue wannabes with experienced songwriters, for instance, cashing in quickly on success before the public's appetite for novelty fades.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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