Folie-de-grandeur
[French faw-leeduh grahn-dœr] /French fɔ lidə grɑ̃ˈdœr/
noun, plural folies de grandeur
[French faw-leeduh grahn-dœr] /French fɔ lidə grɑ̃ˈdœr/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry.
1.
a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.
/fɔli də ɡrɑ̃dœr/
noun
1.
delusions of grandeur
noun
delusions of grandeur
Word Origin
F.
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