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IELTS BNC: 14765 COCA: 10527

paranoia

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
paranoia /ˌperəˈnojə/ noun
paranoia
/ˌperəˈnojə/
noun
Learner's definition of PARANOIA
[noncount]
medical : a serious mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that other people are trying to harm you妄想狂;偏执狂
: an unreasonable feeling that people are trying to harm you, do not like you, etc.无端恐惧;多疑
IELTS BNC: 14765 COCA: 10527

paranoia

noun

para·​noia ˌper-ə-ˈnȯi-ə How to pronounce paranoia (audio)
ˌpa-rə-
1
: mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
Psychotic symptoms and paranoia persisted, and she continued to "find clues" of conspiracy against her. Helen K. Delichatsios et al.
2
: a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others
The members of America's racist right inhabit a murky world of conspiracy, suspicion, and paranoia. Wayne King
paranoiac
ˌper-ə-ˈnȯi-ˌak How to pronounce paranoia (audio)
-ˈnȯi-ik
ˌpa-rə-
adjective or noun
or less commonly paranoic
ˌper-ə-ˈnȯi(-i)k How to pronounce paranoia (audio)
-ˈnō-ik,
ˌpa-rə-
paranoically
ˌper-ə-ˈnȯi(-i)-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce paranoia (audio)
-ˈnō-i-k(ə-)lē
ˌpa-rə-
adverb

Example Sentences

She was diagnosed with delusional paranoia. I had to admit that my fears were just paranoia.
Recent Examples on the Web With an ever-changing game, players will be in a constant state of paranoia, unable to trust anyone but themselves. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2022 Though some shades of his paranoia are depicted, Brown-Easley’s history of serious mental illness is essentially passed over. Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Therapists are trained to help patients manage any fear or paranoia that arises. Emma Yasinski, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2022 Fear and paranoia have suffused most discussions about further action. Jen Golbeck, Wired, 12 Jan. 2021 With an ever-changing game, players will be in a constant state of paranoia, unable to trust anyone but themselves. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 10 Aug. 2022 Still, even with the liberalized law, a touch of paranoia may remain for some. Heather Chen, CNN, 9 June 2022 In late November, Yarullina said Casey began exhibiting signs of paranoia. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 6 June 2022 But an atmosphere of paranoia enshrouded the inquiry. Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of paranoia was in 1887
IELTS BNC: 14765 COCA: 10527
paranoia

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + PARANOIA | PARANOIA + VERB ADJECTIVErampant猖獗的偏執狂extreme, severe極端的/嚴重的偏執狂The regime is in the grip of severe paranoia.該政府處於嚴重的偏執狂的掌控之中。mild, slight輕度/輕微偏執狂I was guilty perhaps of mild paranoia.我為自己也許有點兒偏執而內疚。increasing越來越嚴重的多疑irrational非理性的偏執anti-communist反共產主義的偏執the anti-communist paranoia of the 1950s20 世紀 50 年代的反共狂潮VERB + PARANOIAsuffer from患妄想症border on, verge on近乎偏執狂Her passion for cleanliness borders on paranoia.她的潔癖近乎偏執。induce誘發偏執The drugs can induce paranoia.這些藥物會誘發偏執。fuel刺激偏執External threats will just fuel paranoia among those in power.外部威脅只會加劇當權者的偏執。PARANOIA + VERBkick in, set in偏執開始發作The paranoia is setting in.開始變得偏執。grip sb偏執掌控某人He was gripped by paranoia.他為偏執所累。

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