PARANOIA


Meaning of PARANOIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pærənɔɪə ]

1.

If you say that someone suffers from paranoia , you think that they are too suspicious and afraid of other people.

The mood is one of paranoia and expectation of war.

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2.

In psychology, if someone suffers from paranoia , they wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm them, or believe themselves to be much more important than they really are.

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