adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/
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rhymes with -eɪniæk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
One affected with or exhibiting megalomania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a pathological egotist
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: egotist, egoist, swellhead
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, megalomania + -ac, or, by surface analysis, megalo- + -maniac.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
megalòman
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Catalan:
megalòmana
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Czech:
megalomanský
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Finnish:
suuruudenhullu
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
French:
mégalomane
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
German:
größenwahnsinnig
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
German:
megaloman
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Greek:
μεγαλομανής
(megalomanís)
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Norwegian:
stormannsgal
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Polish:
megalomaniczny
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Romanian:
megaloman
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Swedish:
storhetsvansinnig
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Turkish:
megaloman
— of, exhibiting, or affected with megalomania
Catalan:
megalòman
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Catalan:
megalòmana
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Chinese Mandarin:
誇大狂 /夸大狂
(kuādàkuáng)
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Czech:
megaloman
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Dutch:
grootheidswaanzinnig
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Dutch:
megalomaan
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Esperanto:
megalomaniulo
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Estonian:
suurushull
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Finnish:
suuruudenhullu
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
French:
mégalomane
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
German:
Größenwahnsinniger
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
German:
Größenwahnsinnige
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Hungarian:
megalomániás
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Northern Kurdish:
megaloman
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Polish:
megaloman
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Polish:
megalomanka
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Portuguese:
megalomaníaco
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Romanian:
megaloman
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Romanian:
megalomană
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Russian:
мегаломаньяк
(megalomanʹjak)
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Spanish:
megalómano
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Spanish:
megalómana
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Swedish:
storhetsvansinnig
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania
Turkish:
megaloman
— one affected with or exhibiting megalomania