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US
/ˌpɛɹəˈnɔɪə/
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[ UK /pˈæɹənˌɔɪɐ/ ]
[ UK /pˈæɹənˌɔɪɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
How To Use paranoia In A Sentence
- The most common symptom of paranoia is the belief that someone or something is persecuting you.
- Unfortunately, the anger was short-lived and a teensy bit of paranoia set in.
- Changes in sexual behavior, though uncommon, have been seen in patients with epilepsy, including hypersexuality, pansexuality, erotomania, sexual paranoia, exhibitionism, and fetishism.
- James had none of Elizabeth's fearful paranoia about Catholics and Puritans.
- Review: Light-hearted (skillfully borderline silly) and inventive story with strong characters and good back story about Kaz's bleb paranoia since the death of his parents at the "hands" of a bleb (a set of steak knives attached to a coat rack). REVIEW: The Year's Best Science Fiction #21 edited by Gardner Dozois
- It is precisely the libs paranoia and hate that distinguishes them from him & makes certain distasteful possibilities eligible for consideration. Jim Treacher has the Jean Schmidt voicemail. | RedState
- Excessive doses can cause panic, confusion, inability to sleep, hallucinations and paranoia.
- He is dominated by the forces of anxiety, paranoia, and anger, which manifest in a roughness and impatience toward his beautiful neighbor.
- After debate the team concluded that they had to grin and bear it rather than descend into paranoia.
- In fact, it has become the hallmark of Arab/Islamic decivilization, dysfunction and deterioration; and which is psychologically inevitable when a group resorts to paranoia and psychological projection to defend against reality. Archive 2009-01-01