paranoia (Meaning)
paranoia (n)
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
paranoia (n.)
Mental derangement; insanity.
A chronic form of insanity characterized by very gradual impairment of the intellect, systematized delusion, and usually by delusious of persecution or mandatory delusions producing homicidal tendency. In its mild form paranoia may consist in the well-marked crotchetiness exhibited in persons commonly called cranks. Paranoiacs usually show evidences of bodily and nervous degeneration, and many have hallucinations, esp. of sight and hearing.
Synonyms & Antonyms of paranoia
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- mistrustfulness
- dubiety
- incertitude
- misdoubt
- tremor
- misgiving
- dubitation
- qualm
- reservation
- query
- distrustfulness
- compunction
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FAQs About the word paranoia
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeurMental derangement; insanity., A chronic form of insanity characterized by very gr
disbelief,anxiety, concern, suspicion,doubt, mistrust, incredulity, uncertainty, unbelief, wariness
belief, assurance, certainty, assurance, conviction, conviction, trust, confidence, certainty, confidence
The constant fear that people were watching him consumed his mind, fueling his paranoia.
Her intense paranoia led her to distrust even her closest friends.
The paranoia that his colleagues were plotting against him made it impossible for him to concentrate on his work.
The rumor that their neighbor was a spy sowed seeds of paranoia throughout the community.
