paranoia

  • 31paranoia — [[t]pæ̱rənɔ͟ɪ͟ə[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT 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. ...the mounting paranoia with which he viewed… …

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  • 32paranoia — {{#}}{{LM P29086}}{{〓}} {{SynP29789}} {{[}}paranoia{{]}} ‹pa·ra·no·ia› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Trastorno mental que se caracteriza por una profunda alteración de algún área de la personalidad, y por la fijación en una idea. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}}… …

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  • 33Paranoia — die Paranoia (Mittelstufe) seelische Störung mit Wahnvorstellungen Beispiel: Er wurde zum Opfer seiner Paranoia. Kollokation: an Paranoia leiden …

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  • 34paranoia — {{hw}}{{paranoia}}{{/hw}}s. f. (psicol.) Malattia mentale caratterizzata da idee deliranti, di persecuzione, di grandezza, e sim., in personalità che per il resto sono normali | (fig., gerg.) Stato di crisi, di confusione mentale. ETIMOLOGIA: dal …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 35paranoia — A severe but relatively rare mental disorder characterized by the presence of systematized delusions, often of a persecutory character involving being followed, poisoned, or harmed by other means, in an otherwise intact personality. SEE ALSO:… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 36Paranoia — Pa|ra|noia [... nɔya] die; <aus gr. paránoia »Torheit; Wahnsinn« zu pará »neben« u. noũs »Verstand«>: 1. aus inneren Ursachen erfolgende, schleichende Entwicklung eines dauernden Systems von Wahnvorstellungen; sich in festen… …

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  • 37paranoia — noun (U) 1 an unreasonable belief that you cannot trust other people, or that they are trying to harm you or saying bad things about you: No one s blaming her it s pure paranoia! 2 technical a serious mental illness that makes someone believe… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38paranoia — n. 1) a mental illness characterized by delusions, sometimes organized into a system, without hallucinations or other marked symptoms of psychosis. It is mostly a chronic condition; antipsychotic medication is only sometimes beneficial. 2) a… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 39paranoia — par•a•noi•a [[t]ˌpær əˈnɔɪ ə[/t]] n. 1) psi a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions ascribing hostile intentions to others, often linked with a sense of mission 2) baseless or excessive distrust of others • Etymology: 1805–15;… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40paranoia — A mental disorder characterized by delusions or hallucinations, 26 Am J1st Homi § 81, particularly delusions of grandeur or persecution. 29 Am J Rev ed Ins Per § 3. A wife s paranoia which created an obsession that her husband was unfaithful to… …

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