GRANDEUR


Meaning of GRANDEUR in English

noun

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

delusions of grandeur

At first sight it would appear that the world of hip-hop is suffering from delusions of grandeur.

But these were delusions of grandeur.

Even if social analysis is something which everyone does, those who engage in it professionally are still tempted by delusions of grandeur.

In the acute excitement stages, when delusions of grandeur, loquacity and hyperactivity prevail, the patients require physical restraint.

Maybe I had delusions of grandeur.

No, the 42-year-old composer does not suffer from delusions of grandeur.

Once again, he was suffering from delusions of grandeur.

The classical progression is then to delusions of grandeur with absurd claims of past and present achievements.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And a place of grandeur , such as a four-block street with cathedrals at either end.

Delusions of grandeur , of course.

It is foreign domesticity and local grandeur .

Ortiz is capable of investing the simplest melody with qualities of grandeur .

The classical progression is then to delusions of grandeur with absurd claims of past and present achievements.

There are admirers of rugged grandeur who are content merely to survey the scene from easy points of vantage.

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