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

  • (..) his suspicions to you? No. Oh, I just thought that as you were his man, so to speak... What did you say to him? I'm afraid I thought his paranoia had rather gotten the better of him and he was going to pull his whole house down. That bloody mess in Budapest. Damn it, George. (..)
    2011 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy