noun
- plural of megalomania; obsessions with power or delusions of grandeur
Usage: psychology; plural form
Examples
- The dictator’s megalomanias led to increasingly irrational decisions.
- History is filled with leaders whose megalomanias destroyed their empires.
- The psychiatrist studied various megalomanias in his research.
- Corporate megalomanias can lead to the downfall of entire companies.
- The novel explored the megalomanias of its ambitious characters.