main character syndrome (English, noun)
expansion: main character syndrome (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: The phenomenon of the protagonist of a show or movie receiving unrealistic special treatment from the worldbuilders.
tags: uncountable
wikidata: Q126960530
glosses: The phenomenon of thinking of oneself as the protagonist in the "movie" of one's life (and, thus, usually as unrealistically important or distinguished).
tags: broadly
derogatory
uncountable
Forms:
form: Main Character Syndrome
tags: alternative
form: main-character syndrome
tags: alternative