Paranoia

GRE 蓝宝 Barron

[编辑] 解释

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, madness, from paranous demented, from para- + nous mind
Date: circa 1811
1. a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
2. a tendency on the part of an individual or group toward excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others
? paranoiac also paranoic adjective or noun
? paranoically adverb