par‧a‧noi‧a /ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Greek;
Origin: 'mental illness', from para- ( ⇒ para-) + nous 'mind']
1. an unreasonable belief that you cannot trust other people, or that they are trying to harm you or have a bad opinion of you
2. medical a mental illness that makes someone believe that they are very important and that people hate them and are trying to harm them
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