paranoia

in Vietnamese Sự hoang tưởng, tâm lý nghi kỵ

BrE /pəˈræ.ni.ə/ AmE /pəˈræ.ni.ə/

noun en → vi

1 MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE [uncountable] C1

Sự hoang tưởng, tâm lý nghi kỵ

a mental health problem in which someone feels that other people are trying to harm them or stop them from succeeding, even when there is no real reason for these feelings

  • suffer from paranoia

Collocations paranoia about being followed · paranoia that someone is out to get you

  • He suffers from severe paranoia.

    Anh ấy bị bệnh hoang tưởng nặng.

2 FEELING [uncountable] B2

Nghi kỵ, hoang tưởng

a feeling of being suspicious or afraid that other people are trying to harm you, even when there is no real reason for these feelings

  • have paranoia about something

Collocations paranoia about being spied on · paranoia that someone is out to get you

  • She has a lot of paranoia about her safety.

    Cô ấy rất lo lắng và nghi kỵ về sự an toàn của mình.