Maranoia
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Anxiety, fear, or nervousness experienced by some individuals before or during a marathon. colloquial, uncommon, uncountable, usually
"And if I’m not stewing over a less-than-perfect training cycle then I’m mentally counting down the hours until I need to get up and prepare because, of course, I didn’t sort out my raceday essentials until the very last minute. No matter how many times I sign up, the state of ‘maranoia’ I work myself into is real."
Example
More examples"And if I’m not stewing over a less-than-perfect training cycle then I’m mentally counting down the hours until I need to get up and prepare because, of course, I didn’t sort out my raceday essentials until the very last minute. No matter how many times I sign up, the state of ‘maranoia’ I work myself into is real."
Etymology
Blend of marathon + paranoia.
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