英和和英

別の表記

• paranœa, paranoea (dated)
• paranoïa (hypercorrect)

語源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”).

By surface analysis, para- (“abnormal, beyond”) +‎ nous (“mind”) +‎ -ia (“(medical) condition”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/, /ˌpɛɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/
• ハイフネーション: pa‧ra‧noia
• 韻: -ɔɪə

名詞

paranoia (countable and uncountable, plural paranoias or (archaic) paranoiæ)

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

   Synonym: paranoidism

   Antonym: pronoia

2. Extreme, irrational distrust of others.

派生語

関連する語

• See: nous#Related terms
• See: para-#Derived terms

参照

• “‖Paranoia, paranœa” listed on page 460 of volume VII (O, P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1st ed., 1909]
    ‖Paranoia (pærănoi·ă), paranœa (-nī·ă). Path. [mod.L. a. Gr. παράνοια, f. παράνο-ος distracted, f. παρα- beside + νό-ος, νοῦς mind.] Mental derangement; spec. chronic mental unsoundness characterized by delusions or hallucinations, esp. of grandeur, persecution, etc. [¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1891, 1892, 1899; ¶] Hence Paranoi·ac, -œ·ac, a. adj. afflicted with paranoia; b. sb.; also Parano·ic, -nœ·ic a. [¶; 3 quots.: 1857, 1892, 1899]