paranoia

n. [心理] 偏执狂，[内科] 妄想狂

中文词源

paranoia 偏执狂，妄想症

para-,在旁，在周围，-noia,思想，想法，词源同nous,matanoia.即胡思乱想，引申词义妄想症，偏执狂。

paranoia (n.): "mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions," 1848 (earlier paranoea 1811), from Greek paranoia "mental derangement, madness," from paranoos "mentally ill, insane," from para- "beside, beyond" (see para- (1)) + noos "mind."
FOR several years frequent descriptions have been given in the foreign journals, especially German and Italian, of the forms of insanity designated by the names Paranoia, Verrücktkeit, and Wahnsinn. ["Paranoia -- Systematized Delusions and Mental Degenerations," J. Séglas (transl. William Noyes), 1888]

2. Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.: 俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。

4. I took a list of the traits of paranoia from a psychiatrist recently.: 最近,我从一位精神病医生那里拿来一张妄想狂症状的单子.

5. One of the side effects is hallucinations, paranoia.: 毒副作用的一点就是产生幻觉, 成为妄想狂.