megalomanian.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/,

/ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈmeɪniə/,

/ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈmeɪniə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: megalo- comb. form, -mania comb. form.

Etymology: < megalo- comb. form + -mania comb. form, after French mégalomanie ( H. Dagonet Traité élémentaire et pratique des malades mentales (1862) 7, as alternative to earlier monomanie monomania n.). Compare German Megalomanie (1863).

In Psychology: delusions of power or self-importance, esp. resulting from mental illness; a passion for grandiose schemes. More generally: lust for power, a desire to control.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > delusion > types of delusion

lycanthropy1584

cynanthropy1594

hob-thrush1658

wolf-madness1663

syphilomania1815

hippanthropy1847

zoanthropy1856

boanthropy1864

megalomania1885

plutomania1890

uranomania1890

micromania1892

delusions of grandeur1909

omnipotence1916

nihilism1927

apophenia1959

apophany1960

sundowner1974

sundowning1978

1885 Manitoba Daily Free Press 11 Dec. 3/2 The unfortunate leader of the Metis was a prey to what may be termed ‘megalomania’ and ‘theomania’, which alone can explain his way of acting until the last moments.

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 723 Monomania involving the idea of a divine or celestial origin or connection..[is] a species of megalomania.

1892 Contemp. Rev. Feb. 166 Here again megalomania—the desire to ‘do the great’—had the upper hand.

1897 Ld. Salisbury in Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 8/2 A common intellectual complaint..which I may name (as I see Mr. Gladstone has consecrated the word) megalomania—the passion for big things simply because they are big.

1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service xiv. 222 Megalomania was strangely prevalent among these criminal lunatics.

1915 W. J. Locke Jaffery viii This is absurd. It's megalomania—la folie des grandeurs.

1959 Listener 17 Sept. 451/3 The later rake's progress toward corruption, aggression, humiliating subjection to Hitler, pathological megalomania and final catastrophe.

1974 F. Forsyth Dogs of War II. ix. 169 Megalomania..is present in many people outside lunatic asylums and is usually..interpreted, at least when present in the rich and famous, as merely exaggerated egocentricity.

1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 12/1 The Tories reveal their megalomania, insecurity and arrogant intolerance for dissent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megalomania
释义	megalomanian. Brit. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, /ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪə/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈmeɪniə/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈmeɪniə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: megalo- comb. form, -mania comb. form. Etymology: < megalo- comb. form + -mania comb. form, after French mégalomanie ( H. Dagonet Traité élémentaire et pratique des malades mentales (1862) 7, as alternative to earlier monomanie monomania n.). Compare German Megalomanie (1863). In Psychology: delusions of power or self-importance, esp. resulting from mental illness; a passion for grandiose schemes. More generally: lust for power, a desire to control. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > delusion > types of delusion lycanthropy1584 cynanthropy1594 hob-thrush1658 wolf-madness1663 syphilomania1815 hippanthropy1847 zoanthropy1856 boanthropy1864 megalomania1885 plutomania1890 uranomania1890 micromania1892 delusions of grandeur1909 omnipotence1916 nihilism1927 apophenia1959 apophany1960 sundowner1974 sundowning1978 1885 Manitoba Daily Free Press 11 Dec. 3/2 The unfortunate leader of the Metis was a prey to what may be termed ‘megalomania’ and ‘theomania’, which alone can explain his way of acting until the last moments. 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 723 Monomania involving the idea of a divine or celestial origin or connection..[is] a species of megalomania. 1892 Contemp. Rev. Feb. 166 Here again megalomania—the desire to ‘do the great’—had the upper hand. 1897 Ld. Salisbury in Daily Chron. 17 Nov. 8/2 A common intellectual complaint..which I may name (as I see Mr. Gladstone has consecrated the word) megalomania—the passion for big things simply because they are big. 1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service xiv. 222 Megalomania was strangely prevalent among these criminal lunatics. 1915 W. J. Locke Jaffery viii This is absurd. It's megalomania—la folie des grandeurs. 1959 Listener 17 Sept. 451/3 The later rake's progress toward corruption, aggression, humiliating subjection to Hitler, pathological megalomania and final catastrophe. 1974 F. Forsyth Dogs of War II. ix. 169 Megalomania..is present in many people outside lunatic asylums and is usually..interpreted, at least when present in the rich and famous, as merely exaggerated egocentricity. 1993 Toronto Sun 17 June 12/1 The Tories reveal their megalomania, insecurity and arrogant intolerance for dissent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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