noun
An obsessive preoccupation with dominance or control, often manifesting as a compulsive drive to establish superiority in cultural, intellectual, or social spheres. Unlike simple hegemony, which denotes influence or leadership, hegemania describes the feverish, almost pathological pursuit of it, where the act of controlling outweighs the value of what is controlled.
Etymology:
From hegemony (leadership, dominance) + -mania (obsessive enthusiasm or compulsion).
Example Sentence:
Esterhuizen’s constant need to redefine movements under his own terms revealed a subtle hegemania, an urge less about creation and more about ownership of narrative.