English Dictionary

paranoia

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others

日本語の意味

精神障害の一種で、個人が迫害されていると感じる妄想が特徴的な状態。現在は「妄想性障害」と呼ばれることが多い。 / 他人に対して不信感を強く抱き、誤った被害感や脅威を認識する状態。

His paranoia led him to make false accusations against friends, reflecting the persecutory delusions typical of what clinicians now call delusional disorder.

彼の妄想性障害は友人たちに対する根拠のない非難につながり、この病態に典型的な被害妄想を反映していた。

意味（1）

The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others

意味（2）

Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

paranoias （ plural ）

paranoiæ （ archaic plural ）