nobelitis

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Synonyms: nobilities, nobelists, nobilitie

Antonyms: nobilities, nobelists, nobilitie

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|humorous|or|derogatory}} An [[overriding]] or [[obsessive]] desire to win a [[Nobel Prize]].
2. {{lb|en|humorous|or|derogatory}} [[grandiosity|Grandiosity]] or [[hubris]] in a [[Nobel laureate]].
3. {{lb|en|humorous|or|derogatory}} The tendency of some [[Nobel laureate]]s to advance [[pseudoscientific]] or [[fringe]] ideas, or to claim knowledge beyond their field of expertise.

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