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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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precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
aberrantdeviating from the usual or natural type : atypical
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
premonitorygiving warning
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence