- expansive delusions
- expansive delusions, delusions of grandeur, megalomaniaэкспансивный бред, бред величия, мегаломания
English-Russian dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков. 2015.
expansive delusions
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Expansive — Ex*pan sive ([e^]ks*p[a^]n s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.] 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expansive — [ek span′siv] adj. [< L expansus (see EXPANSE) + IVE] 1. tending or being able to expand 2. of, or working by means of, expansion 3. widely extended; broad; extensive; comprehensive 4. characterized by a free and generous nature; sympathetic;… … English World dictionary
expansive — adjective Date: 1651 1. having a capacity or a tendency to expand 2. causing or tending to cause expansion 3. a. characterized by high spirits, generosity, or readiness to talk ; open < grew expansive after dinner > b. marked by or indicative of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
expansive — expansively, adv. expansiveness, n. /ik span siv/, adj. 1. having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive: expansive mountain scenery. 2. (of a person s character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open: Our expansive host… … Universalium
expansive — ex·pan·sive ik span(t) siv adj marked by or indicative of exaggerated euphoria and delusions of self importance <a patient with expansive trends> ex·pan·sive·ness nəs n … Medical dictionary
expansive — /əkˈspænsɪv / (say uhk spansiv), /ɛk / (say ek ) adjective 1. tending to expand or capable of expanding. 2. causing expansion. 3. having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive. 4. (of a person s manner or speech) effusive; unrestrained; …
Expansively — Expansive Ex*pan sive ([e^]ks*p[a^]n s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.] 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Expansiveness — Expansive Ex*pan sive ([e^]ks*p[a^]n s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.] 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delusion — A false belief or wrong judgment held with conviction despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. [L. de ludo, pp. lusus, to play false, deceive, fr. ludo, to play] d. of control, d. of being controlled a d. in which one experiences one s… … Medical dictionary
Moral insanity — (insanity without hallucinations or delusions). See Prichard, James Cowles (1835). Distinction between momentary symptom picture and underlying disease process in psychiatry (1844). To some extent, physicians have always been aware that the … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
