Word · Frequency #14765
paranoia
偏执狂；妄想症
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
- 1.
Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
对他人的极端、非理性不信任。
- 2.
a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
妄想症
对他人的极端、非理性不信任。；妄想症；妄想狂
In use
His paranoia made him double-check the locks every night before going to bed.
The doctor explained that paranoia can be relieved through professional therapy.
The team leader’s constant paranoia created a tense atmosphere in the office.
paranoia about sth
about 后可接名词或动名词，表示恐惧或猜疑的对象。
His paranoia about being watched kept him from leaving the house.
他对被人监视的偏执使他不敢出门。
suffer from paranoia
suffer from 用于表示患有某种疾病或持续的心理状态。
She suffers from paranoia and often believes strangers are following her.
她患有妄想症，常常以为有陌生人在跟踪她。
paranoia that + clause
that 从句说明妄想或猜疑的具体内容，常用于 there is 句型。
Connections
Collocations
- suffer from paranoia
- 患妄想症
- After the break-in, he began to suffer from paranoia.入室盗窃后，他开始患上了妄想症。
- paranoia about
- 对……的偏执
- Her paranoia about being watched made it hard for her to leave the house.她对自己被监视的偏执使她很难出门。
- mild paranoia
- 轻微的偏执
- He had a mild paranoia that his coworkers were talking about him.他有一种轻微的偏执，觉得同事在议论他。
- political paranoia
- 政治性偏执
- The regime's political paranoia led it to spy on ordinary citizens.该政权的政治偏执导致它监视普通公民。
- fuel paranoia
- 助长偏执
- The constant media coverage only fueled his paranoia.不断的媒体报道只会助长他的偏执。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记成谐音“怕人哦呀”：总觉得旁人在害自己，就是妄想症。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：clinical psychology、psychiatric diagnosis、medical literature 在医学与心理学语境中，paranoia 属于正式用语，通常指以被害妄想或夸大妄想为特征的心理障碍，多用于临床诊断或专业讨论。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的词：soya /ˈsɔɪə/、employer（英式 /ɪmˈplɔɪə/）与 paranoia 最后的 /nɔɪə/ 押韵；paranoid、paranormal、parody、paralegal 只是拼写上有相似的 para-/paranoi- 开头，发音并不相同，注意不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.