GRE Word List
PARANOIA
psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac
The meaning of the word paranoia is psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac.
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