paranoia
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USAGE NOTE
This word is often used in the plural.
la paranoia(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (psychology)
a. paranoia
El psiquiatra recetó pastillas al paciente para tratar su paranoia.The patient was prescribed pills by his psychiatrist to treat his paranoia.
2. (colloquial) (strange ideas)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Pero, por favor ¡qué paranoias! Si nadie habla mal de ti.Honestly! You're just being paranoid! No one has anything bad to say about you.
Laura se monta unas paranoias increíbles cuando su hija no le contesta al teléfono.Laura gets neurotic every time her daughter doesn't answer the phone.
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