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Definition of Megalomaniac
1. Noun. A pathological egotist.
Definition of Megalomaniac
1. Noun. One affected with or exhibiting megalomania ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Megalomaniac
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Megalomaniac
1. A person exhibiting megalomania. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Megalomaniac
Literary usage of Megalomaniac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russia from Within by Alexander Ular (1905)
"NICHOLAS THE megalomaniac. Unfortunately, the Tsar has no inkling that he is
being duped. The idea of "Divine right," which Po- ..."
2. Control of Heredity: A Study of the Genesis of Evolution and Degeneracy by Casper Lavater Redfield (1903)
""From a warrior and statesman, Napoleon became the greatest megalomaniac the world
... When he formulated these ideas Napoleon was clearly a megalomaniac; ..."
3. Control of Heredity: A Study of the Genesis of Evolution and Degeneracy by Casper Lavater Redfield (1903)
"Napoleon became the greatest megalomaniac the world ever produced. ... When he
formulated these ideas Napoleon was clearly a megalomaniac; his genius had ..."
4. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"As an alternative to large-scale, megalomaniac planning practices, Rowe and
Koetter proposed the small-scale collage as a method for designing public spaces ..."
5. Mental Culture in Burmese Crisis Politics: Aung San Suu Kyi and the National by Gustaaf Houtman (1999)
"In August she said the NLD had 'enough of the shadow boxing — let us get at the
real enemy' and called him 'a megalomaniac' who does 'anything to keep ..."
6. Lessons of the World-war by Augustin Frédéric Hamon (1919)
"The megalomaniac always expects the rest of the world to accept him at his own
valuation, ... Facts can never modify the convictions of a megalomaniac. ..."
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