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Megalomania vs Egotism - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between megalomania and egotism

is that megalomania is megalomania while egotism is a tendency to talk excessively about oneself.

megalomania

English

Noun

(wikipedia megalomania) (en noun)
  • A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
  • An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

    • Synonyms

    * (psychopathological condition) delusion of grandeur

    Derived terms

    * megalomaniac * megalomaniacal

    egotism

    English

    (wikipedia egotism)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
  • A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
  • Egoism.
  • (countable) The result or product of being egoistic.

    • Synonyms

    * pride, vanity, conceit * egocentrism, egoism

    Related terms

    * egotist * egotistic * egotistical

    See also

    * solipsism

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ism