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sophomania

sophomania noun: a delusion of having superior intelligence.

Noun

sophomania (uncountable)

  1. A delusion of having superior intelligence.

Origin of sophomania

From sopho- + -mania.

Questions about sophomania

What does sophomania mean?
Sophomania means a delusion of having superior intelligence.
What part of speech is sophomania?
Sophomania is a noun.

Words near sophomania in the dictionary

  1. sophocarpine
  2. Sophoclean
  3. Sophocles
  4. sophocracy
  5. sophoi
  6. sophomania
  7. sophomaniac
  8. sophomaniacs
  9. sophomore
  10. sophomore slump
  11. sophomore slumps

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