paranoia

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

pronoia

Synonyms

insanity

delusional insanity

mental disorder

persecution

persecution complex

fright

suspicious

paranea

dementia

fear

😨

psychosis

mental derangement

Translations

paranoia

paranoïa

paranoia

Paranoia

paranoia

παράνοια

paranóia

paranoia

paranoia

paranoya

بارانويا

paranoik hasta

الذعر

yansıtımca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/

Etymology

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”).