megalo-, megalomaniac, Megalophobia, cloak, hobby

The governments of Shanghai and Beijing have been deluged with complaints about pressures on transport, schools and hospitals

China’s biggest cities are afraid of growing bigger. They should not be

Megalophobia

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cloak

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Pronunciation: /kləʊk /

NOUN

1A sleeveless outdoor overgarment that hangs loosely from the shoulders:he threw his cloak about him

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1.1Something serving to hide or disguise something:preparations had taken place under a cloak of secrecy

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2(cloaks) British A cloakroom:ground-floor accommodation comprises hall, cloaks, lounge, kitchen

VERB

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1Dress in a cloak:they sat cloaked and hooded

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1.1Hide, cover, or disguise (something):she cloaked her embarrassment by rushing into speech

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Origin

Middle English: from Old French cloke, dialect variant ofcloche 'bell, cloak' (from its bell shape), from medieval Latin clocca 'bell'. Compare with clock¹.

[名]誇大妄想（狂患）者. ⇒mègalo・mánia

megalomaniac

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Pronunciation: /mɛɡələˈmeɪniak/

NOUN

1A person who has an obsessive desire for power.

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1.1A person who suffers delusions of their own power or importance.

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ADJECTIVE

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Exhibiting megalomania.

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Derivatives

megalomaniacal

Pronunciation: /-məˈnʌɪək(ə)l/

ADJECTIVE

megalo-

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛɡələʊ/ 

COMBININGFORM

Great:megaloblast

hobby1

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Pronunciation: /ˈhɒbi /

NOUN (plural hobbies)

1An activity done regularly in one’s leisure time for pleasure:her hobbies are reading and gardening

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2ARCHAIC A small horse or pony.

Origin

late Middle English hobyn, hoby, from pet forms of the given name Robin. Originally in sense 2 (compare withdobbin), it later came to denote a toy horse or hobby horse, hence 'an activity done for pleasure'.