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Meanings of grandiosity in English
High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation.
Usage of grandiosity in English
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This triumphant concrete structure celebrates the birth of Afrikaans in abstract grandiosity.
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I'm very confident in that because of the grandiosity of the decision.
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He casts them as the audience in the theatre of his inflated grandiosity.
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Within the early psychosis group, both violent and non-violent traumas predicted elevated grandiosity.
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Paranoia, grandiosity and hallucinations aren't confined to those with serious mental health problems.
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Thomson grows tumid wherever he assays the grandiosity of his model.
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His twisted, tortured phrases mock the vague grandiosity of his visions.
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But Billy Joel also has a grandiosity that Irving Berlin never got near.
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The narcissist's grandiosity and sense of entitlement are equally incommensurate with his achievements.
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He would be checked by the grandiosity of somebody else's ambitions.
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So, to Kohut, grandiosity and idealisation are positive childhood development mechanisms.
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It was captivating for me to hear Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir' with all its grandiosity.
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To bridge the grandiosity gap, the malignant (pathological) narcissist resorts to shortcuts.
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It appealed, of course, to his own vanity and grandiosity.
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It teeters on the brink of grandiosity, yet never apologises or loses its nerve.
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The grandiosity, to use a mild phrase, of such a measure needs no comment.
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Grandiosity through the time