adjective
- characterized by or affected with megalomania; having an excessive desire for power, importance, or greatness
Usage: often used to describe grandiose or delusional thinking; commonly applied to political leaders or public figures with inflated self-importance
Examples
- The dictator's megalomaniacal plans to conquer neighboring countries alarmed the international community.
- His megalomaniacal tendencies became apparent when he insisted on renaming the city after himself.
- She dismissed his megalomaniacal fantasies about becoming a world leader as mere daydreaming.
- The villain's megalomaniacal scheme involved controlling all the world's resources.
- Critics accused the CEO of megalomaniacal behavior after he demanded a statue be erected in his honor.
- His megalomaniacal worldview prevented him from accepting any criticism or opposing viewpoints.