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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Synonyms:
- dubitation
- query
- distrustfulness
- tremor
- dubiety
- misdoubt
- qualm
- reservation
- incertitude
- mistrustfulness
- compunction
- misgiving
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paranoia Sentence Examples
- 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.
- His paranoia was so severe that he believed his phone was being tapped and his car was being tracked.
- The paranoia that the disease would return haunted her every waking moment.
- The police dismissed their claims as paranoia, but they later discovered that their suspicions had been well-founded.
- The paranoid delusions that her husband was poisoning her made it difficult for her to maintain a normal life.
- The politician's paranoia that the opposition was trying to undermine him led him to lash out at his critics.
- The paranoid fear of being replaced by younger, more ambitious colleagues caused her to sabotage her team's work.
FAQs About the word paranoia
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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.
