Amnesia vs Paranoia - What's the difference?
amnesia | paranoia |
(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution.
Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
???Paranoia''' ( mind.]?Mental derangement; ''spec.'' chronic mental unsoundness characterized by delusions or hallucinations, esp. of grandeur, persecution, etc.?[¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1891, 1892, 1899; ¶]?Hence '''Paranoi·ac, -œ·ac,''' a. ''adj.'' afflicted with paranoia; b. ''sb.''; also '''Parano·ic, -nœ·ic ''a. ?[¶; 3 quots.: 1857, 1892, 1899 ----
As nouns the difference between amnesia and paranoia
is that amnesia is amnesia while paranoia is paranoia.amnesia
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(wikipedia amnesia)Noun
Derived terms
* amnesiac * amnesic * amnestic * anterograde amnesia * retrograde amnesiaAnagrams
* English terms with alpha privatives ----paranoia
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Alternative forms
* (qualifier)Noun
(wikipedia paranoia) (en noun)Derived terms
* paranoiac * paranoic * paranoically * paranoid * paranoid schizophreniaReferences
* “?Paranoia, paranœa]” listed on page 460 of volume VII (O, P) of '' [1st ed., 1909]
???Paranoia''' ( mind.]?Mental derangement; ''spec.'' chronic mental unsoundness characterized by delusions or hallucinations, esp. of grandeur, persecution, etc.?[¶; 4 quots.: 1857, 1891, 1892, 1899; ¶]?Hence '''Paranoi·ac, -œ·ac,''' a. ''adj.'' afflicted with paranoia; b. ''sb.''; also '''Parano·ic, -nœ·ic ''a. ?[¶; 3 quots.: 1857, 1892, 1899 ----