megalomania

Day 24Level 3

meg-uh-loh-MEY-nee-uh

delusions of power

a mental condition in which somebody exaggerates belief in their own power

Part of Speech: noun

Example Sentence:

The Bhopal gas tragedy is the apocalyptic fruit of man's megalomania, greed, incompetence and negligence.

Related Words

endure, remain

uh-BAHYD

to endure; to remain

hostility

aan-TIH-puh-thee

hostility; a strong feeling of dislike

contradict

bih-LYE

to give a false impression of ; to misrepresent

blunt

bruhsk

rough and abrupt in manner

frank

KAAN-did

frank; honest in speech

council

KAW-kuhs

a group of people of similar interests in an organization