noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
delusions of grandeur
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At first sight it would appear that the world of hip-hop is suffering from delusions of grandeur.
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But these were delusions of grandeur.
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Even if social analysis is something which everyone does, those who engage in it professionally are still tempted by delusions of grandeur.
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In the acute excitement stages, when delusions of grandeur, loquacity and hyperactivity prevail, the patients require physical restraint.
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Maybe I had delusions of grandeur.
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No, the 42-year-old composer does not suffer from delusions of grandeur.
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Once again, he was suffering from delusions of grandeur.
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The classical progression is then to delusions of grandeur with absurd claims of past and present achievements.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And a place of grandeur , such as a four-block street with cathedrals at either end.
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Delusions of grandeur , of course.
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It is foreign domesticity and local grandeur .
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Ortiz is capable of investing the simplest melody with qualities of grandeur .
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The classical progression is then to delusions of grandeur with absurd claims of past and present achievements.
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There are admirers of rugged grandeur who are content merely to survey the scene from easy points of vantage.