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Paranoia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Paranoia : (noun)
1: a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of
persecution or grandeur
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Paranoia : \Par`a*noi"a\, n. (Med.)
A chronic form of insanity characterized by very gradual
impairment of the intellect, systematized delusion, and
usually by delusious of persecution or mandatory delusions
producing homicidal tendency. In its mild form paranoia may
consist in the well-marked crotchetiness exhibited in persons
commonly called ``cranks.'' Paranoiacs usually show evidences
of bodily and nervous degeneration, and many have
hallucinations, esp. of sight and hearing.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Paranoia : \Par`a*noi"a\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*noi"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
para`noia.] (Med.)
Mental derangement; insanity.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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