paranoia

Alternative forms

• paranœa (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”).

Surface analysis is para- (“abnormal, beyond”) +‎ nous (“mind”) +‎ -ia (“(medical) condition”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɔɪ.ə/

Noun

paranoia (countable and uncountable, plural paranoias)

1. A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution, conspiracy and perceived threat against the person, often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others

   Antonym: pronoia

2. Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

References

• “‖Paranoia, paranœa” listed on page 460 of volume VII (O, P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1909]
    ‖Paranoia (pærănoi·ă), paranœa (-nī·ă). Path. [mod.L. a. Gr. παράνοια, f. παράνο-ος distracted, f. παρα- beside + νό-ος, νοῦς mind.] Mental derangement; spec. chronic mental unsoundness characterized by delusions or hallucinations, esp. of grandeur, persecution, etc. [¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1891, 1892, 1899; ¶] Hence Paranoi·ac, -œ·ac, a. adj. afflicted with paranoia; b. sb.; also Parano·ic, -nœ·ic a. [¶; 3 quots.: 1857, 1892, 1899]

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).

Noun

paranoia f (plural paranoies)

1. paranoia

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).

Noun

paranoia f

1. paranoia

Further reading

• paranoia in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• paranoia in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).

Noun

paranoia

1. paranoia

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaː.raːˈnoː.jaː/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧noia

Noun

paranoia f (uncountable)

1. (psychology) paranoia

Adjective

paranoia (not comparable)

1. (informal) paranoid

Synonym: paranoïde

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).

Noun

paranoia f (plural paranoie)

1. (psychology, figuratively) paranoia

Alternative forms

• paranóia (obsolete form)

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”).

Noun

paranoia f (plural paranoias)

1. paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterised by delusions of persecution)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). More at paranoia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾanoja/

Noun

paranoia f (plural paranoias)

1. paranoia