grandiosity
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In some ways the films seem to invite accusations of pretension, of reach exceeding grasp and grandeur stretched into grandiosity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
The terms all apply to him: "pattern of grandiosity," "fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance," "lacks empathy," "requires excessive admiration."
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025
It is the section he highlights the most, with characteristically chilling grandiosity.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2025
He extensively quotes both men's social media posts to "get a full sense of the madness," arguing they're both being consumed by their tendencies "to grandiosity, vindictiveness and paranoia."
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025
The need for isolation, the grandiosity of the confabulations, the disorientation and confusion—these were all eerily reminiscent of his uncle’s descent.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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