Delusions Of Grandeur

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Delusions Of Grandeur

Definition: Delusions Of Grandeur

Delusions Of Grandeur

Noun

1. A delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Crosswords: Delusions Of Grandeur

English words defined with "delusions of grandeur": expansive ♦ megalomania ♦ paranoia, paranoic type schizophrenia, paranoid schizophrenia, paraphrenia, paraphrenic schizophrenia. (references)

Modern Usage: Delusions Of Grandeur

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Professor Plum, you were once a professor of psychiatry specializing in helping paranoid and homicidal lunatics suffering from delusions of grandeur. (Clue; writing credit: Jonathan Lynn.) I'm out of it for a little while and everbody gets delusions of grandeur. (Episode VI: Return of the Jedi; writing credit: Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas.)
Movie/TV Titles	Delusions of Grandeur (1985)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Delusions Of Grandeur

Domain	Title
Books	Delusions of Grandeur (reference) (more book examples) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Modern Translations: Delusions Of Grandeur

Language		Translations for "delusions of grandeur"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		velikášství (megalomania), slavomam. (various references)

German		größenwahn (megalomania). (various references)

Pig Latin		elusionsday ofay andeurgray

Swedish		storhetsvansinne (megalomania). (various references)

Turkish		megolomanlık, büyüklük kompleksi (superiority complex). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Alternative Orthography: Delusions Of Grandeur

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 6C 75 73 69 6F 6E 73 4F 66 47 72 61 6E 64 65 75 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

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HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 006C 0075 0073 0069 006F 006E 0073 004F 0066 0047 0072 0061 006E 0064 0065 0075 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3871788785758180852497224184678070718784

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial

5. Translations: Modern
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography

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