para·phre·nia \ˌparəˈfrēnēə\noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + -phrenia 1.: the group of paranoid disorders 2.: any of the paranoid disorders usually excluding paranoid schizophrenia • para·phrenic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|frenik also -rēn-\adjective or noun