megalomania
Delusions of grandeur
Megalomania is an obsession with one's own power, importance, or ability—delusions of grandeur taken to pathological extremes.
The term originated in psychiatry but now applies loosely to anyone whose ambitions or self-regard seem wildly inflated: The CEO's megalomania led him to believe the company couldn't survive without him.
A megalomaniac possesses or exhibits megalomania.
Absence of organization
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
- egomaniaPathological self-absorption
diagnosis · symptom · clinical · psychiatric · delusions of grandeur · bipolar · manic · personality disorder
Exaggerated sense of importance
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
unreality · self-deception · distortion · irrationality · hubristic · superiority complex · persecution complex · messiah complex
Inflated sense of self-importance
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- self-absorbedExcessively focused inward
- narcissistSelf-obsessed person
- self-admirationExcessive regard for oneself
conceit · self-love · egotistical · self-centered · arrogance · hubris · self-importance · boastful
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
domination · subjugation · command · sovereignty · autocracy · dictatorship · imperialism · despotism
Ruler with total control
- despotRuler with absolute power
- autocratSole wielder of power
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- totalitarianDictatorial, all-controlling regime
authoritarian · overlord · potentate · emperor · czar · Napoleon · Caesar · pharaoh
Affectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
bombastic · highfalutin · extravagant · flamboyant · swaggering · lofty · theatrical · dramatic
disorder
Absence of organization
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- paranoiaIrrational persecution fears
egomania · diagnosis · symptom · clinical · psychiatric · delusions of grandeur · bipolar · manic · personality disorder · DSM
grandiosity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
illusion · unreality · self-deception · distortion · irrationality · hubristic · superiority complex · persecution complex · messiah complex · chosen one
egotism
Inflated sense of self-importance
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- self-absorbedExcessively focused inward
- narcissistSelf-obsessed person
self-admiration · conceit · self-love · egotistical · self-centered · arrogance · hubris · self-importance · boastful · vain
power
Energy transfer rate
hegemony · domination · subjugation · command · sovereignty · autocracy · dictatorship · imperialism · despotism · ascendancy
dictator
Ruler with total control
totalitarian · authoritarian · overlord · potentate · emperor · czar · Napoleon · Caesar · pharaoh · warlord
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
haughty · bombastic · highfalutin · extravagant · flamboyant · swaggering · lofty · theatrical · dramatic · palatial
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
- Maniasbibliomania, dipsomania, egomania, erotomania, monomania
- megalomaniadelusions of grandeur, grandiosity, messiah complex, savior complex, egomania
- narcissismnarcissist, narcissistic personality disorder, ego, vanity, self-love
- delusionsdelusions of grandeur, grandeur, paranoia, erotomania, persecution complex
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
megalomaniahumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · humbleness · meekness · self-effacement · inferiority complex
megalomaniacontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
moderation · restraint · resignation · acquiescence · simplicity