What does paranoia mean?
Definitions for paranoia
ˌpær əˈnɔɪ əpara·noia
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Princeton's WordNet
paranoia(noun)
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
Wiktionary
paranoia(Noun)
A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution.
Etymology: παράνοια, from παράνοος, from παρά + νόος.
paranoia(Noun)
Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
Etymology: παράνοια, from παράνοος, from παρά + νόος.
Webster Dictionary
Paranoia(noun)
mental derangement; insanity
Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. para`noia.]
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Paranoia
Paranoia is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself. Making false accusations and the general distrust of others also frequently accompany paranoia. For example, an incident most people would view as an accident or coincidence, a paranoid person might believe was intentional.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paranoia in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paranoia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of paranoia in a Sentence
One of the things that did provoke me to leave was the beginnings of discussions of voter disengagement, I have seen documents reference and I recall conversations that it was intended to focus on African-American voters, the company learned that there were segments of the population that responded to messages like 'drain the swamp' or images of border walls or indeed paranoia about the 'deep state' that weren't necessarily reflected in mainstream polling or mainstream political discourse that Steve Bannon was interested in to help build his movement.
Many people I know in Los Angeles believe that the Sixties ended abruptly on August 9, 1969, ended at the exact moment when word of the murders on Cielo Drive traveled like brushfire through the community, and in a sense this is true. The tension broke that day. The paranoia was fulfilled.
This has been in the making for some time now, it's part of the struggle for Abbas's succession as well as a consequence of the paranoia about Dahlan.
The The Cold War paranoia breaking out in Thuringia is bizarre - you get a feeling it's a state bordering Russia rather than Hesse and that Soviet tanks are ready to roll in, the reality is that the Left taking control of a state is a big step toward more German unity.
Trump’s absurd utterances to illustrate the president’s tumultuous inner life of paranoia, narcissism and xenophobia.
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Translations for paranoia
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- جنون الاضطهاد, بارانويا, جنون العظمةArabic
- паранояBulgarian
- paranoiaCzech
- paranoiaDanish
- Paranoia, VerfolgungswahnGerman
- παράνοια, καχυποψίαGreek
- paranoiaSpanish
- پارانویاPersian
- paranoia, vainoharhaisuusFinnish
- paranoïaFrench
- paranóiaIrish
- संविभ्रमHindi
- paranoiaItalian
- 偏執病, パラノイアJapanese
- 偏執症, 패러노이아, 편집병Korean
- paranoiaNorwegian
- paranojaPolish
- paranoiaPortuguese
- паранойяRussian
- paranoja, manija proganjanjaSerbo-Croatian
- paranójaSlovene
- paranoiaSwedish
- paranoya, yansıtımcaTurkish
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