megalomania
US
/ˌmeɡ.əl.oʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
UK
/ˌmeɡ.əl.əˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
Meaning
An extreme belief in one's own importance, power, or ability to control others.
अपनी अहमियत, ताकत या दूसरों पर नियंत्रण को हद से ज़्यादा मानने का विश्वास।
Examples
“The dictator's megalomania led him to believe that no one could question his decisions.”
“The biography describes her megalomania and her growing desire for absolute power.”
“His megalomaniacal plans included naming every new building after himself.”
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Not natural: My manager is megalomania.
Better: My manager is a megalomaniac.
Megalomania names the condition; megalomaniac names a person who has it.
Megalomania इस स्थिति का नाम है; इस स्थिति वाले व्यक्ति को megalomaniac कहते हैं।
Not natural: His megalomania plans frightened the staff.
Better: His megalomaniacal plans frightened the staff.
Use the adjective megalomaniacal to describe plans; megalomania is a noun.
Plans का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective megalomaniacal चाहिए; megalomania एक noun है।
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Megalomania suggests extreme grandiosity or a hunger for power, not ordinary confidence or ambition.
Megalomania का मतलब बहुत बढ़ा-चढ़ा आत्ममहत्व या सत्ता की भूख है, सामान्य आत्मविश्वास या महत्वाकांक्षा नहीं।