paranoia
/ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/noun
उच्चारण पैरनॉइअ
संविभ्रम, अति-शंका
Core word
noun
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[U]
a mental illness in which a person may wrongly believe that other people are trying to harm them; a fear that other people do not like you or are trying to harm you
संविभ्रम, अति-शंका
- exam paranoia
- Years of being cheated left him with a deep paranoia about strangers.
- Doctors say that severe paranoia needs proper treatment.
+ 2 more examples
- There is a lot of paranoia about cheating in online exams.
- His constant paranoia that colleagues were talking about him affected his work.
◇Word family
paranoid adj.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: paranoid (informal) means too worried or suspicious.
प्रयोग में paranoid (अनौपचारिक) का अर्थ अत्यधिक चिंतित या शंकालु है।