2006-08-29 02:00:36 · 8 answers · asked by Jithu 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
2006-08-29 02:02:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Megalomania ( from the Greek word μεγαλομανία) - megalo means great and mania means a craziness for. So a craziness for being great.
A sufferer fantasises about wealth, power, or omnipotence. It includes an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions. It is sometimes symptomatic of manic or paranoid disorders.
Megalomania is portrayed very often in fiction books, usually as an affliction of supervillains. It is not always used in a strictly correct manner. For instance, it is common for a villain to be described as a "megalomaniac" if he demonstrates an obsession with gaining immense power and wealth (rather than a delusion that he already possesses these things).
2006-08-29 09:14:37 · answer #2 · answered by sarah b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
2006-08-29 09:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by Hu-me?? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is a psychopathological condition characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. It includes an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions. It is sometimes symptomatic of manic or paranoid disorders.
2006-08-29 09:06:24 · answer #4 · answered by ilovedragonflies6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having a tremendously large ego. It is not a pathological diagnosis.
2006-08-29 09:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Megalomania is a tyrannical obsession, it is what motivates dictators and tyrants thru history, Hitler, Stalin, etc.
2006-08-29 09:02:24 · answer #6 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a quality that the dragon born in chinese calender has.
2006-08-29 09:06:05 · answer #7 · answered by simplynuts 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was a megalomaniac once!
ONCE!
2006-08-29 09:06:42 · answer #8 · answered by digital genius 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋