PARANOIA


Meaning of PARANOIA in English

n.1 a mental disorder esp. characterized by delusions of persecution and self-importance.

2 an abnormal tendency to suspect and mistrust others.

Derivatives:

paranoiac adj. & n. paranoiacally adv. paranoic adj. paranoically adv. paranoid adj. & n.

Etymology: mod.L f. Gk f. paranoos distracted (as PARA-(1), noos mind)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.