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Word entry · 8 letters

paranoia

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"Baseless suspicion"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/Part of speech nounSorted aaainoprStarts with PEnds with A1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Unfounded suspicion or fear that others intend harm.

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράνοια (paránoia, “madness”), from παράνοος (paránoos, “demented”), from παρά (pará, “beyond, beside”) + νόος (nóos, “mind, spirit”).

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