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paranoia

 
 
/ˌpærəˈnɔɪə/ noun [U]

Translation

FEAR when you wrongly think that other people do not like you and are always criticizing you
başkalarının kendisini sevmediğini ve sürekli eleştirildiği konusunda yanlış kanı sahibi olma; paranoya
Do you think his boss really hates him or is it just paranoia?2422
MENTAL ILLNESS a mental illness that makes people wrongly think that other people are trying to harm them
evham hastalığı; başkalarının kensine zarar vereceğini düşünme hastalığı; paranoya
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paranoid
 
 
/ˈpærənɔɪd/ adjective
when you have paranoia
evhamlı, paranoyak
Stop being so paranoid - no one's talking about you.568597
(Definition of paranoia noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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