megalomaniac

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The Washington Post's ombudsman admits that two reporters failed to check out the context of a quote from Barack Obama before using it to portray him as a megalomaniac, reports Robert Parry.

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  1. Pertaining to or characterized by megalomania. But in that courteous, cultured throng I doubt whether one-fifth felt sympathy with the megalomaniac ideals paraded before their eyes. Nation, May 11, 1899.
  2. One who suffers from megalomania.

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  • Is that not so Well, I don't know him well enough yet to say, but I will admit that if he is not a mere bullying megalomaniac, and if what he says is true, then he certainly is in a class by himself. —  The Disintegration Machine and Other Stories
  • You know vat zey say: Ven you are a megalomaniac, ze mind iss ze first zing to go, heh, heh. —  F ;SF - vol 093 issue 03 - September 1997
  • Konar had been a charismatic megalomaniac, who Deirdre feared and respected. —  Asimov's SF - February2006
  • Still, Fota's plans can hardly have been more fantastical than the current situation: two wizened old gents, one 5ft 2in and often portrayed as a megalomaniac, the other an S&M fetishist. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • The Washington Post's ombudsman admits that two reporters failed to check out the context of a quote from Barack Obama before using it to portray him as a megalomaniac, reports Robert Parry. —  Consortiumnews.com
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