PARANOIA

paranoia

(noun) a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

paranoia (countable and uncountable, plural paranoias)

A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution, conspiracy and perceived threat against the person, often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others

Antonym: pronoia

Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

Source: Wiktionary


Par`a*noi"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Mental derangement; insanity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 April 2025

UNMARRIED

(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

coffee icon