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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparanoïa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa.ʁa.nɔ.ja
"Il souffre de paranoïa aiguë."
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A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked into an organized system.
"His constant suspicion about his colleagues borders on paranoia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Modern Latin, from Greek paranoia 'madness, derangement', from paranous 'deranged', from para- 'beside, abnormal' + nous 'mind'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "paranoia" is said worldwide
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paranoïa
Transliteration: pa.ʁa.nɔ.ja
"Il souffre de paranoïa aiguë."
Paranoia
Transliteration: paʁaˈnoːia
"Seine Paranoia machte es schwer, ihm zu vertrauen."
paranoia
Transliteration: pa.raˈnɔ.ja
"La sua paranoia lo porta a vedere nemici ovunque."
paranoia
Transliteration: pa.ɾaˈno.ja
"Empezó a sufrir de paranoia después del incidente."
paranoia
Transliteration: pa.ɾaˈnɔj.ɐ
"A paranoia dele estava afetando seu trabalho."
पारanoia
Transliteration: paaranoia
Script: पारानोया
"उसकी पारानोया के कारण वह किसी पर भरोसा नहीं करता।"
偏执狂
Transliteration: piān zhí kuáng
"他最近总是疑神疑鬼，有些偏执狂的症状。"
편집증
Transliteration: pyeonjipjeung
"그의 행동은 심각한 편집증을 보여준다."
パラノイア
Transliteration: paranoia
"彼はちょっとしたことでパラノイア的になる。"
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