2007-06-24 23:20:54 · 5 answers · asked by thomas a 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur or often characterised by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. It includes an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
2007-06-24 23:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In simple words the word means:
1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
FURTHER STUDY:
Megalomania (from the Greek word μεγαλομανία) is a psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence - often generally termed as delusions of grandeur. The word is a collaboration of the word "mania" meaning madness and the Greek "megalo" meaning an obsession with grandiosity and extravegance, a common symptom of megalomania. It is sometimes symptomatic of manic or paranoid disorders.
2007-06-25 00:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by Debadri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially it means the person thinks they are all powerful and are the only person in the world who matters.
2007-06-24 23:23:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a mental disorder in which a person believes he is all powerful.
2007-06-28 15:23:31 · answer #4 · answered by vera h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll let you know as soon as the world submits to my will.
2007-06-28 22:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Insanity 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋