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megalomaniac

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪniæk
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH2 G AH0 L OW0 M EY1 N IY0 AE2 K 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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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