delusions of grandeur

collocation in English

meaningsofdelusionandgrandeur

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delusion
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈluː.ʒən/us
/dɪˈluː.ʒən/
belief in something that is ...
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grandeur
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræn.dʒər/us
/ˈɡræn.dʒɚ/
the quality of being very large and special ...
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(Definition ofdelusionandgrandeurfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Her pretensions to virtue and culture thinly mask her alcoholism and delusions of grandeur.
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She portrayed a formerly working-class woman with social pretensions (insisting her surname be pronounced bouquet) and delusions of grandeur (her oft-mentioned candlelight suppers).
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In his view, narcissists have lost their true self, the core of their personality, which has been replaced by delusions of grandeur, a false self.
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She is a professional model who has delusions of grandeur.
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A misplaced sense of superiority, sustained by delusions of grandeur and a tenacious obsession with the last war, is much harder to shake off.
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A diagnosis from the hospital stated his delusions of grandeur have substance.
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He is known for grouchy disposition, his bad cooking, and his innumerable delusions of grandeur.
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But this again is part of thedelusionofgrandeur, which is a serious psychological symptom.
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Another frequent type of delusion is adelusionofgrandeur, or the fixed, false belief that one possesses superior qualities such as genius, fame, omnipotence, or wealth.
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There is also a common theme here: delusions of grandeur.
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A few of these were vanity labels created with little capital outlay to satisfy their owners' delusions of grandeur and more.
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It is one of those delusions of grandeur from which we suffer.
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I believe that too many people have delusions of grandeur about our military rôle abroad.
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Yesterday, there was an elderly gentleman on our television screens—an elderly gentleman suffering from delusions of grandeur.
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The scheme was conceived in the 1960s by politicians and planners with delusions of grandeur.
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I suggest that there are slight undertones of delusions of grandeur in this type of phrase.
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The ordinary people of this country have no need for the delusions of grandeur which huge-scale blocks of flats provide.
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His true plan is world domination as he tends to have delusions of grandeur.
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Various parsings of these events had him suffering from what could be described as delusions of grandeur and paranoia.
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The name is a reference to the psychotic disorder of delusions of grandeur.
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He was accused of having delusions of grandeur and little knowledge of the realities of world politics and power.
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Mossberry, an influential squirrel with delusions of grandeur, sees the impending disaster as an opportunity to rise to power.
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