paranoia

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) The obsolete name for 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.

Concetti

paranoia

Opposto di

pronoia

sinonimi

insanity

delusional insanity

mental disorder

persecution

persecution complex

fright

suspicious

paranea

dementia

fear

😨

psychosis

mental derangement

Traduzioni

paranoïa

Paranoia

paranoia

paranoia

παράνοια

paranóia

paranoia

paranoia

paranoya

بارانويا

Paranóia

paranoik hasta

الذعر

yansıtımca

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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”).