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power trip
power tripn. Slang A sustained and often aggressive exercise of power over others in order to boost one's stature or feelings of self-worth: "He was giving orders, and people were taking them. He was on a power trip" (Nelson DeMille).
pow′er-trip′ v.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | power trip - (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other peoplecontrol - the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" |
power trip
power tripA period of exerting an excessive degree of control or authority over others, especially as a means of inflating or bolstering one's ego or self-worth. Tom has been on a real power trip ever since he was promoted to regional manager. She's been hacking into the school's online infrastructure to mess with people's grades and personal details. I think it's more of a power trip than anything else, really.See also: power, trippower trip
Words related to power tripnoun (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other peopleRelated Words- control
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