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Delusions of grandeur   /dɪlˈuʒənz əv grændˈur/   Listen
Delusions of grandeur

noun
1.
A delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are.





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... his organization and had more or less trouble with the men, who made fun of him. He was sent to the hospital from the guard-house in October, 1911, and his mental condition noted at that time. His present symptoms were described as delusions of grandeur: 'Queen Victoria was his instructor in English', 'King Edward of England was his school chum.' He thinks he was royal interpreter. He does speak a number of languages fluently and, so far as we can learn, with fair ...
— Studies in Forensic Psychiatry • Bernard Glueck


Words linked to "Delusions of grandeur" :   delusion, megalomania, psychotic belief


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