Dictionary

paranoia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ (General-American)
• /ˌpɛɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”). By surface analysis, para- (“abnormal, beyond”) + nous (“mind”) + -ia (“(medical) condition”).

Meanings

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and a general mistrust of others.
2. (countable, uncountable) Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

Forms

Antonyms

pronoia

Deriveds

paranoically · paranoiac · paranoic · paranoialike · paranoid · juvenoia · paranoid schizophrenia · technoparanoia · petronoia · maranoia · coronoia

Relateds

nous#Related terms (See) · para-#Derived terms (See)

Synonyms

paranoidism

Translations (86)

he פרנויה (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · cmn 偏執症 /偏执症 (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · fr paranoïa (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · tr yansıtımca (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · es paranoya (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · ko 파라노이아 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · th โรคจิตหวาดระแวง (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · es noica (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ro paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · hu paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · ga paranóia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ru парано́йя (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · es paranoya (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · lt paranoja (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · da paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · es paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · pt paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · he פָּרָנוֹיָה (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · id paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ca paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · bg парано́я (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · nb paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · tg паранойя (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · uz paranoyya (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · nl paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · sh manija proganjanja (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · it paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · de Paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · sh paranoja (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · fa پارانویا (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ko 편집병 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · sv paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · sv paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · cmn 偏執狂 /偏执狂 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · az paranoyya (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · la paranoea (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · hy պարանոյա (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · es paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · cmn 妄想狂 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · gl paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · it paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · ru парано́йя (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · hu üldözési mánia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · sk paranoja (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · pl paranoja (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · de Verfolgungswahn (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · fr paranoïa (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · be парано́я (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ko 편집증 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · tr paranoya (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ro paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · eo paranojo (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · uk парано́я (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · et paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · fi paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · vi hoang tưởng ảo giác (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · hi संविभ्रम (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · cs paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · cmn 多疑症 (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · sv skuggrädsla (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · ja 偏執病 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · kk паранойя (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · el παράνοια (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · is vænisýki (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · pl paranoja (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · ka პარანოია (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · pt paranoia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · eo paranojo (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · sl paranója (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · lv paranoja (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · el παράνοια (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · sco paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · de Paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ar جُنُون اِضْطِهَاد (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · hu paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · sh paranoja (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · fi vainoharhaisuus (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · fi vainoharhaisuus (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ja パラノイア (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · el καχυποψία (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · es noica (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · ar بَارَانُويَا (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ky паранойя (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · cmn 妄想症 (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution) · ga paranóia (extreme, irrational distrust of others) · sq paranojë (a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution)