"delusion of grandeur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: delusions of grandeur [plural]
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  1. (usually in the plural) The false belief that one is important or powerful, accompanying certain mental disorders. Tags: plural-normally Synonyms: megalomania Translations (False belief that one is important or powerful): جنون العظمَة (Arabic), böyüklük iddiası (Azerbaijani), 自大狂 (zìdàikuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), suuruudenhulluus (Finnish), folie des grandeurs [feminine] (French), mégalomanie [feminine] (French), Größenwahn [masculine] (German), Megalomanie [feminine] [psychology, human-sciences, sciences] (German), παραλήρημα μεγαλείου (paralírima megaleíou) [neuter] (Greek), μεγαλομανία (megalomanía) [feminine] (Greek), mustar gan ghustal (Irish), stormannsgalskap [masculine] (Norwegian), megalomania [feminine] (Occitan), kompleks wyższości [masculine] (Polish), megalomania [feminine] (Polish), delírio de grandeza [masculine] (Portuguese), megalomania [feminine] (Portuguese), grandomanie [feminine] (Romanian), ма́ния вели́чия (mánija velíčija) [feminine] (Russian), delirio de grandeza [masculine] (Spanish), megalomanía [feminine] (Spanish), storhetsvansinne (Swedish)
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  2. (usually in the plural) Conceitedness or overconfidence. Tags: plural-normally
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