paranoia

名词 n.
/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/    /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/|/ˌpɛɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  2. Extreme, irrational distrust of others. countable,uncountable

词形变化

paranoias plural paranoiæ archaic,plural paranœa alternative,dated paranoea alternative,dated paranoïa alternative,hypercorrect

词源

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”).
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