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paranoia

  • [paɾaˈnoja]

Rhymes with o.ja

Where it comes from

Del griego antiguo παράνοια ('locura'), compuesto de παρά ('al lado, mas allá'), νόος ('mente, percepción'), y la terminación -ία (formador de sustantivos abstractos o de estado).

noun paranoias

  1. outdated, Enfermedades, proscrito Trastorno mental que se caracteriza por la fijación de una idea o conjunto de ideas en la mente.

    Similar: trastorno delirante, psicosis paranoica

  2. Desconfianza extrema e irracional hacia los demás.

In English

  • paranoia a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution

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@misc{paranoia_2026,
  title = {paranoia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/paranoia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}