Anxiety vs Paranoia - What's the difference?
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An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
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An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
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 anxiety and paranoia
is that anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event while paranoia is a psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution.anxiety
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(wikipedia anxiety)Noun
(anxieties)citation, passage=The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected.}}
- But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.
- I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.
Synonyms
* care, solicitude, foreboding, uneasiness, perplexity, disquietude, disquiet, trouble, apprehension, restlessness, distressExternal links
* *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 ----