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"word": "stormannsgalskap"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megalomania"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megalomanie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "grandomanie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mánija velíčija",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ма́ния вели́чия"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "megalománija",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "мегалома́ния"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"word": "megalomanía"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "storhetsvansinne"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "megalomani"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "psychopathological condition",
"word": "megalomani"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obsession",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grootheidswaanzin"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "obsession",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "stórmennisørska"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "obsession",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stórlætisørskapur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obsession",
"word": "suuruudenhulluus"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obsession",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Größenwahn"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "heoyeongsim",
"sense": "obsession",
"word": "허영심"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "obsession",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "stormannsgalskap"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obsession",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "megalomanía"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"megalomania"
],
"word": "megalomania"
}
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