noun
or bo·va·rysm ˈbōvəˌrizəm
( -s )
Etymology: French bovarysme, from Madame Bovary (principal character in the novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert died 1880 French novelist) + -isme -ism
: a conception of oneself as other than one is to the extent that one's general behavior is conditioned or dominated by the conception ; especially : domination by such an idealized, glamorized, glorified, or otherwise unreal conception of oneself that it results in dramatic personal conflict (as in tragedy), in markedly unusual behavior (as in paranoia), or in great achievement