Delusions of Grandeur

Japanese: 誇大妄想 - こだいもうそう
Delusions of Grandeur
To exaggerate something or one's current state of affairs far more than it actually is, and to believe it to be true.

[Usage] - to do.

[Example] My delusions of grandeur were at their most pronounced at times like this. [Ryunosuke Akutagawa * Gears | 1927]

[Example] He was delusional, thinking that perhaps this was an intellectual awakening that only he had experienced. [Takayuki Kiyooka * Acacia no Dairen | 1969]

[Explanation] "Exaggeration" means exaggeration.

Source: Dictionary of Four-character Idioms About Dictionary of Four-character Idioms Information

Japanese:
ある物事や自分の現在の状態を、実際よりもはるかに大げさに評価して、事実であるように思いこむこと。

[活用] ―する。

[使用例] 僕の誇大妄想はこういう時に最も著しかった[芥川龍之介*歯車|1927]

[使用例] これはもしかしたら自分しか味わっていない知的な眼覚めではないかと、彼は誇大妄想したりしたものである[清岡卓行*アカシヤの大連|1969]

[解説] 「誇大」はおおげさであること。

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