paranoia
/ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/noun
mass noun
1- a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked into an organized system. It may be an aspect of chronic personality disorder, of drug abuse, or of a serious condition such as schizophrenia in which the person loses touch with reality.妄想狂, 偏执狂。
1.1
- suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence or justification多疑症。
派生词
paranoiac
adjective & nounparanoiacally
adverbparanoic
/-ˈnɔɪɪk/ adjectiveparanoically
/-ˈnəʊɪkəlɪ/ adverb词源
early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek, from paranoos 'distracted', from para 'irregular' + noos 'mind'.