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PARANOIA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PARANOIA?

Need another word that means the same as “paranoia”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “paranoia” in this overview.

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Paranoia as a Noun
Definitions of "Paranoia" as a noun
Synonyms of "Paranoia" as a noun (5 Words)
Usage Examples of "Paranoia" as a noun
Associations of "Paranoia" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Paranoia” are: persecution complex, delusions, obsession, megalomania, monomania

Paranoia as a Noun

Definitions of "Paranoia" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “paranoia” as a noun can have the following definitions:

Unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people.
A mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked into an organized system. It may be an aspect of chronic personality disorder, of drug abuse, or of a serious condition such as schizophrenia in which the person loses touch with reality.
A psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur.

Synonyms of "Paranoia" as a noun (5 Words)

delusions	A mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea. He has delusions* of competence.*
megalomania	Delusion about one’s own power or importance (typically as a symptom of manic or paranoid disorder).
monomania	A mania restricted to one thing or idea. At an early age he developed a monomania* about Africa.*
obsession	An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone. She cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession.
persecution complex	The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion.

Usage Examples of "Paranoia" as a noun

Mild paranoia afflicts all prime ministers.

Associations of "Paranoia" (30 Words)

amnesia	A partial or total loss of memory. They were suffering from amnesia.
anxiety	Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen. He felt a surge of anxiety.
bipolar	Of a person suffering from bipolar disorder. Bipolar species.
confusion	A disorderly jumble. She looked about her in confusion.
delusion	An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary. The delusion* of being watched.*
dementia	Mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.
disturbed	Affected with madness or insanity. Disturbed sleep.
dystopia	An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
epilepsy	A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
fantasy	Fiction with a large amount of imagination in it. It is ludicrous to fantasy* disinventing the hydrogen bomb.*
fear	Be uneasy or apprehensive about. They hushed it up out of fear* of public reaction.*
forgetfulness	Tendency to forget. She teased him for his forgetfulness.
hallucinate	Perceive what is not there; have illusions. He starts hallucinating that he is Jesus.
hallucination	Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder. He refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination.
hallucinatory	Of or resembling a hallucination. A hallucinatory* drug.*
hyperactivity	A condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement. Pupils deprived of sleep tend to display hyperactivity.
hysterical	Marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion. During hysterical* conditions various functions of the human body are disordered.*
insane	In a state of mind which prevents normal perception, behaviour, or social interaction; seriously mentally ill. They were making insane* amounts of money.*
manic	(in psychiatry) relating to or affected by mania. Outbursts of drunken violence and manic* activity and creativity.*
megalomania	A psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur.
migraine	A severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men. I m getting a migraine.
neurosis	A mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction. Too much neurosis* about a child s progress is unproductive.*
neurotic	A neurotic person. I wasn t going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic.
oblivion	The state of being forgotten, especially by the public. He sought the great oblivion* of sleep.*
paranoiac	A person suffering from paranoia. Nonsensical paranoiac* ramblings.*
paranoid	A person who is paranoid. You think I m paranoid* but I tell you there is something going on.*
phobic	Having or involving an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. A snake phobic.
psychosis	A severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality. The symptoms of psychosis.
schizophrenia	(in general use) a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements. Gibraltar s schizophrenia* continues to be fed by colonial pride.*
uneasy	Lacking or not affording physical or mental rest. Farmers were uneasy* until rain finally came.*