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Definition of: paranoia
(par′ə·noi′ə) noun Psychiatry
A chronic, often progressive, mental disorder or psychosis, characterized by monomania, systematized delusions of persecution, and sometimes hallucinations. Also par′a·noe′a (-nē′ə). [<NL <Gk., madness <paranoos distraught <para- beside + noos, nous mind]
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