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Megalomania vs Egotistical - What's the difference?

megalomania | egotistical |

As a noun megalomania

is megalomania.

As an adjective egotistical is

tending 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

    egotistical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
  • Believing oneself to be better and more important than others.
  • Egoistical.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

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    Derived terms

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