# Delusions Of Grandeur

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusions-of-grandeur/793628>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 14, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusions-of-grandeur/793628 "2017-08-14T10:42:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ZurBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71e660/32.png) [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusions-of-grandeur/793628/21 "2017-08-17T00:04:33Z")

</div>

> [@Pixel\_Dent](#):
>
> “Delusions of Grandeur” are when a person believes they are something they demonstrably are not, such as the Queen of England or a God. That’s pretty fundamentally different from dreaming really big about the future.

I believe this reply is spot on.  
A delusion of grandeur manifests itself in the present tense.  
Many here are confusing mere plans for the future (be they realistic or not), with a present over inflated sense of self worth, which may include delusions of grandeur.

At risk of Mod wrath, it would be fair to state: A President setting a lofty agenda for his administration, even if unrealistic, is not a delusion of grandeur. However, a President barely inaugurated, making the claim that he is already the greatest President in history… Well, **THAT** is a prime example of a person with delusions of grandeur.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delusions-of-grandeur/793628.md?page=1)