megalomaniac
noun[C]
uk/ˌmeɡ.əl.əˈmeɪ.ni.æk/us/ˌmeɡ.əl.əˈmeɪ.ni.æk/someone who has anunnaturallystrongwishforpowerandcontrol, orthinksthat they are much moreimportantandpowerfulthan they really are:
夸大狂；妄自尊大的人He has beenaccusedof being a megalomaniac.人们指责他是个自大狂。
- For God'ssake, don'tletthis megalomaniacbecomepresident.
- Somepeopleactuallycalled me a megalomaniac because of myambitiousideas.
- Thedepartmentisrunbyrabidmilitarist,right-wingmegalomaniacs.
- It's also good for megalomaniacs whowantto make theworldall theirs.
- Theheadteacheris apill-poppingmegalomaniac, but alsostrangelyinspiring.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning
megalomaniac
adjective
uk/ˌmeɡ.əl.əˈmeɪ.ni.æk/us/ˌmeɡ.əl.əˈmeɪ.ni.æk/(alsomegalomaniacal,uk/ˌmeɡ.əl.əʊ.məˈnaɪ.ə.kəl/us/ˌmeɡ.əl.əʊ.məˈnaɪ.ə.kəl/)having anunnaturallystrongwishforpowerandcontrol, orshowingthat youthinkyou are much moreimportantandpowerfulthan you really are:
狂妄自大的，极具野心的megalomaniacdictators狂妄自大的独裁者
Hislatestmegalomaniacambitionis tobuildthe world'shighestapartmentblock.他最新的超级野心是要建造世界上最高的公寓楼。
See
megalomania
- He wasnotoriousfor his megalomaniacfits-throwingthings,screamingobscenities, andhumiliatingtheseteenagekidsin histheatercompany.
- Similar megalomaniacschemeswereproposedin the 1960s, but were nevercarriedthrough.
- proppeduppoliticianswho arevenal,ineffectiveand more than a little megalomaniacal
- Beyond these fewbigdecisions, the government'scravingforeverwiderpowersover land-useplanningis megalomaniac.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning