paranoia
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- paranœa (obsolete, rare)
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Ancient Greek παράνοια (paranoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paranoos, “demented”), from παρά (para, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (noos, “mind, spirit”).
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Wikipedia paranoia (plural paranoias)
- A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution.
- Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
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A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
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Extreme, irrational distrust of others
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- “‖Paranoia, paranœa” listed on page 460 of volume VII (O, P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1ˢᵗ ed., 1909]
‖Paranoia (pærănoi·ă), paranœa (-nī·ă). Path. [mod.L. a. Gr. παράνοια, f. παράνο-ος distracted, f. παρα- beside + νό-ος, νοῦς mind.] Mental derangement; spec. chronic mental unsoundness characterized by delusions or hallucinations, esp. of grandeur, persecution, etc. [¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1891, 1892, 1899; ¶] Hence Paranoi·ac, -œ·ac, a. adj. afflicted with paranoia; b. sb.; also Parano·ic, -nœ·ic a. [¶; 3 quots.: 1857, 1892, 1899]
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paranoia f.
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paranoia f. (uncountable)
- (psychology) paranoia
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[edit] Italian
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paranoia f. (plural paranoie)
- (psychology, figuratively) paranoia
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From Ancient Greek παράνοια (paranoia, “madness”). More at paranoia.
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- IPA: /paɾaˈno̞ja/
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paranoia f. (plural paranoias)