PARANOIA


Meaning of PARANOIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈnȯi-ə, ˌpa-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, madness, from paranous demented, from para- + nous mind

Date: circa 1811

1. : a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations

2. : a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others

• para·noi·ac -ˈnȯi-ˌak, -ˈnȯi-ik also para·noic -ˈnȯi(-i)k, -ˈnō-ik adjective or noun

• para·noi·cal·ly -ˈnȯi(-i)-k(ə-)lē, -ˈnō-i-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.