The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.
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Megalomaniac
//ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk//
Synonyms for "megalomaniac" (2 found)
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37 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
4 entries- megalòman adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megalòmana adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megalòman noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
- megalòmana noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 誇大狂 /夸大狂 noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Czech
2 entries- megalomanský adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megaloman noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Dutch
2 entries- grootheidswaanzinnig noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
- megalomaan noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Esperanto
1 entries- megalomaniulo noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Estonian
1 entries- suurushull noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Finnish
2 entries- suuruudenhullu adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- suuruudenhullu noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
French
2 entries- mégalomane adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- mégalomane noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
German
4 entries- größenwahnsinnig adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megaloman adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- Größenwahnsinnige noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
- Größenwahnsinniger noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Greek
1 entries- μεγαλομανής adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
Hungarian
1 entries- megalomániás noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- megaloman noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Norwegian
1 entries- stormannsgal adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
Polish
3 entries- megalomaniczny adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megaloman noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
- megalomanka noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Portuguese
1 entries- megalomaníaco noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Romanian
3 entries- megaloman adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megaloman noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
- megalomană noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Russian
1 entries- мегаломаньяк noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Spanish
2 entries- megalómana noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
- megalómano noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Swedish
2 entries- storhetsvansinnig adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- storhetsvansinnig noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Turkish
2 entries- megaloman adj (of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania)
- megaloman noun (one affected with or exhibiting megalomania)
Sample sentences
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Muammar Gaddafi is a megalomaniac.
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He is a megalomaniac.
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You're a megalomaniac.
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