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Paranoia

//ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə// noun

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Noun

1
The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others. countable, uncountable
2
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur wordnet
3
Extreme, irrational distrust of others. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”). By surface analysis, para- (“abnormal, beyond”) + nous (“mind”) + -ia (“(medical) condition”).

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