paranoia

Definition

  • noun: a serious mental illness that causes you to falsely believe that other people are trying to harm you
  • noun: a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations

Examples

  • I had to admit that my fears were just 'paranoia'.

  • She was diagnosed with delusional 'paranoia'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) so they're able to sleep on those rare occasions when they actually do. Thackery shows all the signs. Boundless energy, euphoria alternating with exhaustion. Insomnia, paranoia, a compulsion to itch, hallucinations. In nursing school, I treated some soldiers who were addicted. Nurse Elkins, (..)
    2014 TvShow: The Knick Title: The Golden Lotus Season: 1 Episode 9