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PARANOIA

mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations

The meaning of the word paranoia is mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations.

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inanimatenot animate:
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viandan item of food
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
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primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely