paranoia

== English == === Alternative forms === paranœa, paranoea (dated) paranoïa (hypercorrect) === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/, /ˌpɛɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/ Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧noia Rhymes: -ɔɪə === Noun === paranoia (countable and uncountable, plural paranoias or (archaic) paranoiæ) (obsolete) 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. Synonym: paranoidism Antonym: pronoia Extreme, irrational distrust of others. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See: nous#Related terms See: para-#Derived terms ==== Translations ==== === References === “‖Paranoia, paranœa” listed on page 460 of volume VII (O, P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1909]  ‖Paranoia (pærănoi·ă), paranœa (-nī·ă). Path. [mod.L. a. Gr. παράνοια, f. παράνο-ος distracted, f. παρα- beside + νό-ος, νοῦς mind.] Mental derangement; spec. chronic mental unsoundness characterized by delusions or hallucinations, esp. of grandeur, persecution, etc. [¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1891, 1892, 1899; ¶] Hence Paranoi·ac, -œ·ac, a. adj. afflicted with paranoia; b. sb.; also Parano·ic, -nœ·ic a. [¶; 3 quots.: 1857, 1892, 1899] == Catalan == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [pə.ɾəˈno̞.jə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [pə.ɾəˈnɔ.jə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pa.ɾaˈnɔ.ja] === Noun === paranoia f (plural paranoies) paranoia ==== Related terms ==== paranoic ==== Further reading ==== “paranoia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈparanoja] Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧noia === Noun === paranoia f paranoia Synonym: stihomam ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “paranoia”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “paranoia”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “paranoia”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Noun === paranoia paranoia ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpaː.raːˈnoː.jaː/ Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧noia === Noun === paranoia f (uncountable, no diminutive) (psychology) paranoia ==== Related terms ==== paranoïcus paranoïde === Adjective === paranoia (not comparable) (informal) paranoid Synonym: paranoïde == Finnish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑrɑnoi̯jɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ˌno̞i̯j(ː)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -oijɑ Syllabification(key): pa‧ra‧noi‧a Hyphenation(key): pa‧ra‧noia === Noun === paranoia paranoia (delusion of persecution) Synonym: vainoharha paranoia (state of being paranoid) Synonym: vainoharhaisuus ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== paranoidi === Further reading === “paranoia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Hungarian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpɒrɒnojɒ] Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧no‧ia Rhymes: -jɒ === Noun === paranoia (psychology) paranoia (a psychotic disorder) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== paranoiás === References === === Further reading === paranoia in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Italian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.raˈnɔ.ja/ Rhymes: -ɔja Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧nò‧ia === Noun === paranoia f (plural paranoie) (psychology, figurative) paranoia ==== Related terms ==== paranoico paranoide == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === paranóia (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔjɐ Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧noi‧a === Noun === paranoia f (plural paranoias) paranoia (a psychotic disorder characterised by delusions of persecution) === Further reading === “paranoia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “paranoia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French paranoia. === Noun === paranoia f (uncountable) paranoia ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === paranoya === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”). More at paranoia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /paɾaˈnoja/ [pa.ɾaˈno.ja] Rhymes: -oja Syllabification: pa‧ra‧no‧ia === Noun === paranoia f (plural paranoias) paranoia Synonym: noica (Peru) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “paranoia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === paranoia c paranoia (psychiatric illness) paranoia (being paranoid) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== paranoid ==== See also ==== förföljelsemani noja === References === “paranoia”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “paranoia”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH