Look up megalomania in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 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. It includes an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions. It is sometimes symptomatic of manic or paranoid disorders. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress the manifestation of behaviours and experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or psychological impairment. ...
Wealth from the old English word weal, which means well-being or welfare. The term was originally an adjective to describe the possession of such qualities. ...
Much of the recent sociological debate on power revolves around the issue of constraining and/or enabling nature of power. ...
Omnipotence (literally, all power) is power with no limits or inexhaustible, in other words, unlimited power. ...
Mania is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood, energy, and thought patterns. ...
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In the arts
Megalomania is portrayed very often in fiction, usually as an affliction of supervillains. It is not always used in a strictly correct manner; for instance, it is common for a villain to be described as a "megalomaniac" if he demonstrates an obsession with gaining immense power and wealth (rather than a delusion that he already possesses these things). However, fiction also contains genuinely megalomaniacal supervillains, and the lesser sense of an obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions is a common supervillain trait. Fiction (from the Latin fingere, to form, create) is storytelling of imagined events and stands in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. ...
Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ...
Books Megalomania features in Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Inkspell by Cornelia Funke Crime and Punishment (Russian: ПреÑтупление и наказание) is a novel written by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. ...
Inkspell (original title: Tintenblut) is a young adult novel by Cornelia Funke. ...
Plays William Shakespeare's Macbeth is a famous example of overweening ambition and arrogance. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
Scene from Macbeth, depicting the witches conjuring of an apparition in Act IV, Scene I. Painting by William Rimmer Macbeth is among the most famous of William Shakespeares plays, as well as his shortest tragedy. ...
Ambition could refer to one of the following: Motivation, especially to improve a situation. ...
José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (pron. ...
Movies Charlie Chaplin parodied megalomania in The Great Dictator, his classic movie comedy about Adolf Hitler. “Charles Chaplin†redirects here. ...
The Great Dictator is a film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin. ...
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Music Songs named Megalomaniac have been done by KMFDM, and Incubus. Black Sabbath have a song on their Sabotage album called Megalomania. KMFDM is an industrial rock band and the brainchild of founding member Sascha Konietzko. ...
Incubus is a five-piece alternative rock band based out of Calabasas, California. ...
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