folie de grandeur

[ French faw-leeduhgrahn-dœr ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

, plural fo·lies de gran·deur [faw-leed, uh, g, r, ah, n, -, dœr].

1. a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.

folie de grandeur

/ fɔli də ɡrɑ̃dœr /

noun

1. delusions of grandeur

Word History and Origins

Origin of folie de grandeur¹

From French

Word History and Origins

Origin of folie de grandeur¹

literally: madness of grandeur