| 单词 | paranoia |
| 释义 | paranoia (once / 3891 pages) n Something that happens to a person's thinking can lead to paranoia. You may believe that your friends no longer like you, but it's just that your paranoia makes you suspicious of everyone. Paranoia is from the Greek para-, "beyond, irregular," and noos, "mind." It is an irregularity of the mind, a mental disorder that distorts a person's perception of what is real. Someone with paranoia may believe that other people are out to get them or are watching them all the time. Doctors who treat paranoia look for causes, and while patients can develop the disorder gradually and sometimes due to life circumstances, such as abuse or neglect, the use and abuse of drugs can also cause paranoia. WORD FAMILYparanoia: paranoiac, paranoias, paranoid+/paranoiac: paranoiacs/paranoid: paranoids USAGE EXAMPLESHe describes the Hollywood-set film as “all shadow work, paranoia, fear, conspiracy, manipulation and poison.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) “In experiences like this, they suffer from paranoia and hyper-vigilance,” Hepburn said. Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) Paranoia became the national mood and vigilante surveillance the national pastime. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) n a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur Hyper psychosis any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted |
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